The Mataram partition: Treaty of Giyanti and its aftermath (1755–1830)

1. Succession crisis deepens in Mataram court

   Dec 15, 1749Labels: Pakubuwono II, Mataram court, VOC

   • Britannica
   • Succession War

2. Treaty of Giyanti partitions the Mataram realm

   Feb 13, 1755Labels: Treaty of, Pakubuwono III, Prince Mangkubumi

   • Britannica
   • Giyanti

3. Hamengkubuwono I proclaimed ruler of Yogyakarta

   Mar 13, 1755Labels: Hamengkubuwono I, Yogyakarta Sultanate

   • Yogyakarta
   • Hamengkubuwono I

4. Treaty of Salatiga creates the Mangkunegaran

   Mar 17, 1757Labels: Treaty of, Mangkunegaran, Mangkunegara I

   • Britannica
   • Mangkunegaran

5. VOC dissolved; Dutch state takes direct control

   Dec 31, 1799Labels: VOC, Dutch state

   • VOC

6. Great Post Road built with forced labor

   Jan 1, 1808Labels: Great Post, Daendels

   • Post Road
   • Britannica

7. Daendels begins major administrative and military reforms

   Jan 5, 1808Labels: Herman Willem, colonial reforms

   • Britannica
   • Interregnum

8. British invade Java and end Dutch-French rule

   Aug 4, 1811Labels: British invasion, Java, British administration

   • Invasion
   • Interregnum

9. British assault sacks Yogyakarta’s kraton

   Jun 20, 1812Labels: Yogyakarta kraton, Hamengkubuwono II, British assault

   • Sack
   • Interregnum

10. Pakualaman founded as a new Yogyakarta principality

    Mar 17, 1813Labels: Pakualaman, Paku Alam

    • Pakualaman
    • Paku Alam I

11. Java War begins under Prince Diponegoro

    Jul 20, 1825Labels: Prince Diponegoro, Java War

    • Java War
    • Diponegoro

12. Cultivation System introduced after the war

    Jan 1, 1830Labels: Cultivation System, Dutch colonial

    • Britannica
    • Cultivation

13. Diponegoro arrested at Magelang negotiations

    Mar 28, 1830Labels: Diponegoro, Magelang negotiations, Hendrik de

    • Diponegoro
    • Java War