Surabaya is the capital and largest city of East Java province and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strait, it is o
Central Surabaya view taken from JW Marriott Surabaya
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies, or Insulind, a 'garland of Emeralds', was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declare
Surabaya
…independent after the death of Sultan Trenggana of Demak in 1546. From the 18th century until the mid-20th century, Surabaya was the largest city in the Dutch East Indies and the main trading hub for the Indonesian archipelago, competing with Shanghai and Hong Kong. Surabaya has been one of the busiest trading city ports…
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
Collectie Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen Figure Megalith found year 1931 Location of the Kepaksian Pernong Sekala Brak in Hanibung Batu Brak, independent Dutch control securing British settlements in Sumatra.