Dutch East Indies
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The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945. Foll
A sketch of life in the sultanate in the Indonesian region before the arrival of Europeans depicts a boat on the Bengawan Solo River.
The Dutch used their early historical weapons to conquer kingdoms in the archipelago at that time.
Diponegoro, who fought the Java War against the Dutch
The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock, by Nicolaas Pieneman
Bersiap
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In Indonesian historiography, the term Bersiap refers to the violent and chaotic beginning of the Indonesian National Revolution following the end of World War II in Asia. In Indonesia, the term Berda
Bodies of murdered Chinese in a mass grave following the Mergosono massacre, 1947
Indonesian nationalists ride through the streets with a poster ‘Boeng, Ajo Boeng’ to rally people, 12 November 1945
A soldier of an Indian armoured regiment examines a light tank used by Indonesian nationalists and captured by British forces during the fighting in Surabaya, November 1945
Destruction in the Chinese quarter of Bandung, pictured in 1947