Yogyakarta is one of the historical city in Indonesia that has been known as Special Region of Yogyakarta (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta). Or we can also call it as Jogja. In Indonesia, each region has their own slogan. Jogja Never Ending Asia is a slogan of Yogyakarta. The slogan is intended to build the image of Yogyakarta as a tourism city having great natural and culture enchantments. But, sometimes we often see the slogan "Jogja Berhati Nyaman" in the vicinity. Jogja Berhati Nyaman in English is Jogja be Comfortable. In my mind, it means wherever we are in Jogja, we will feel comfortable. How Come? Jogja is a safely city. We rarely find the criminal problems. But, I don't mean that is not exist at all. During my time at Jogja, I have never faced that kind of problems.
After we have known a little bit things about Jogja, it would be nice for me to share the History of Jogja itself.
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HISTORY OF YOGYAKARTA
Yogyakarta was founded in 1755 and was the capital of Mataram kingdom when the Dutch came along. The Dutch granted the kings by title Sultan of Yogyakarta territory. Yogyakarta was also the scene of Indonesia's most successful rebellions against the Dutch - firstly with Prince Diponegoro who waged a holy war against colonial rule from 1825 to 1830, and also serving as the capital of the newly independent republic after World War II when the Dutch reoccupied Batavia (Jakarta).
People have lived in Central Java and Yogyakarta area since immemorial time as over the centuries they have been attracted by the rich soil caused by the numerous volcanic eruptions. The earliest recorded history dares from the 9th century and was dominated by Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms that gave rise to the magnificent temples such as Prambanan, Ratu Boko, Kalasan, Sambisari and Borobudur found in this area. Yogyakarta itself dates back to the 18th century. In the early 18th century, Pakubuwono II ruled the Muslim Mataram Kingdom of the time. After he passed away, there was a conflict between his son and his brother, which was encouraged by the Dutch who were trying to colonize the region on a 'divide and rule' basis.
The Kingdom was divided into two regions namely Surakarta Hadiningrat kingdom under Sunan Pakubuwono III rule, and Nyayogyakarta Hadiningrat kingdom under Sultan Hamengku Buwono I rule. He was the founder of the present line of Sultans who still live in the Kraton and play important role in Javanese culture. The second kingdom was later called Yogyakarta, now better known as Yogyakarta.
After the independence of the Republic of Indonesia was proclaimed, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and Sri Paku Alam VIII launched a statement that the Kasultanan and Kadipaten (the two royal regions), belonged to Republic of Indonesia as a part of the whole area of Indonesia Republic. Since then, it has been known as Yogyakarta Special Region and was given a provincial status in 1950 in recognition of its important role in it fighting for the independence.
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