History of Indonesia
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The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indo
As early as the 1st century CE Indonesian vessels made trade voyages as far as Africa. Picture: a ship carved on Borobudur, c. 800 CE.
The replica of Java Man skull, originally discovered in Sangiran, Central Java
The syntype fossils of Java Man (H. e. erectus), at Naturalis, Leiden
A megalithic statue in the Bada Valley, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi. Estimated to be up to 5,000 years old, these stone figures are part of a little-understood prehistoric culture. Dozens of megaliths with human-like and abstract forms are found throughout the region.
The military history of Indonesia includes the military history of the modern nation of Republic of Indonesia, as well as the military history of the states which preceded and formed it. It encompasse
Indonesian naval warships KRI Bung Tomo (357) and KRI Usman Harun (359)
The Anjukladang stone steele commemorated the Javanese Mataram successful effort to repel Srivijayan attack in 935.
Majapahit cetbang cannon from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Surya Majapahit emblem can be seen.
Javanese dragoons from Pekalongan on the way to Surakarta, 1866