Jakarta's name history

Name : Kurnia Diah Anggraeni

NPM : 23210937

Class : 3EB17

 

The oldest evidence of the existence of settlements which are now called Jakarta, is the inscription on the monument is embedded Growing Batu village, North Jakarta. Inscriptions are related to four other inscriptions dating back to the Hindu kingdom, ruled by King Tarumanegara when Purnawarman. Based on the inscription Kebun Coffee, name Sunda Kalapa (Sunda Kelapa) alone estimated ten emerging century. Sunda Kalapa harbor Demak attacked by the army in 1526, led by Fatahillah, Warlord origin Gujarat, India, and falls on June 22, 1527, and after successfully captured, its name was changed to Jayakarta.
 

On May 30, 1619 the Dutch attacked Jayakarta, which gives them permission to trade, and burned the palace and almost all settlements. Starting from only half timber buildings, finally the Dutch controlled the whole city. Coen originally wanted to call this city as Nieuwe Hollandia, but De Heeren Zeventien in the Netherlands decided to call it a city of Batavia, in memory of the Batavia. After the Japanese occupation in 1942, Batavia name was changed to "Jakarta" by the Japanese in appealing to residents during World War II.