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The vicinity of Banten Girang was settled since the 10th century or probably earlier. In the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, there are a number of 10th century Hindu statues dubbed as the "Caringin statues", because they were once used as the garden decoration of Dutch assistant-resident in Caringin, a village by the Sunda Strait.
Together with Banten, they are credited for the Islamization of the Sundanese people in West Java as well as coastal Java. Because the Sultanate is located on the border of the Javanese and Sundanese cultural realms, the Sultanate of Cirebon demonstrates both aspects, reflected in its art, architecture, and language.
The Banten Sultanate (Sundanese: ᮊᮞᮥᮜ᮪ᮒᮔᮔ᮪ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮒᮨᮔ᮪, كسلطانن بنتن, Kasultanan Banten) was a Bantenese Islamic trading kingdom founded in the 16th century and centred in Banten, a port city on the northwest coast of Java; the contemporary English name of both was Bantam.
Old Banten (Indonesian Banten Lama) is an archaeological site in the northern coast of Serang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. Located 11 km north of Serang city, the site of Old Banten contains the ruin of the walled port city of Banten, the 16th-century capital of the Sultanate of Banten. Since 1995, Old Banten has been proposed to UNESCO World ...
In 1953, two of the first native Indonesian archaeologists graduated, one of them was R. Soekmono, who subsequently succeeded Bernet Kemper as the chief of Djawatan Poerbakala Repoeblik Indonesia. Later, the national archaeological institution changed to Lembaga Poerbakala dan Peninggalan Nasional (Institute of Archaeology and National Heritage ...
Haji held considerable power in Banten and was in favor of gaining support from the VOC. The court split into two factions, one supporting the father which was supported by the more militant Muslim elite; and the other faction supported the son. In 1656, the fragile 1645 treaty between the Dutch and Banten broke, and war erupted.
The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java; the north part of the city (Kasemen District) contains the coast zone facing onto Banten Bay, and includes the historical site of Old Banten, after which the province is named. Before Banten province was formed in 2000, Serang city was part of West Java province.
Bahasa Indonesia: Ragam motif batik khas Banten. Date: 9 April 2017: Source: Own work self-made, based image on collection motif of Banten: Author: Tubagus Yudhistira ...