Surakarta Sultanate (Dutch Protectorate)

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Was a Sultanate in the island of Java. It was established in 1745 by Pakubuwono II. Surakarta Sunanate and Yogyakarta Sultanate were together the successors of Mataram Sultanate. After the Javanese Wars of Succession, it became a Dutch protectorate.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Javanese Wars of Succession

Were three military confrontations between the Dutch East India Company and the Mataram Sultanate on central Java between 1703 and 1755. The hereditary succession in Maratam was at stake, prompting the VOC to field its own candidates in an attempt to gain more influence in central and eastern Java.

1.1.Third Javanese War of Succession

Was a civil war on the island of Java that led to the partition of the Mataram Sultanate.

2. World War II

Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

2.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)

Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.

2.1.1.Dutch East Indies campaign

Was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) by forces from the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific campaign of World War II.

2.1.1.1.Battle of Java

Was the Japanese invasion of the island of Java, at the time part of the Dutch East Indies.

3. Indonesian National Revolution

Was the armed struggle of the Republic of Indonesia to gain its independence from the Dutch Empire.

Disestablishment

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