In 1814 the British came to Indonesia
and built Fort York in Bengkulu on the west coast of Sumatra. It was
later renamed Fort Marlborough.
During the Napoleonic wars in Europe
when Holland was occupied by France, Indonesia fell under the rule
of the British East India Company (1811-1816). Sir Thomas Stanford
Raffles was appointed Lieutenant Governor General of Java and
dependencies. He was subordinated to the Governor General in Bengal,
India.
Raffles introduced partial
self-government and abolished the slave trade. In those days slaves
were captured and traded by foreigners. He also introduced the
land-tenure system, replacing the hated Dutch forced-agricultural
system, whereby crops were grown and surrendered to the Government.
Borobudur and other temples were restored and research conducted.
Raffles wrote his famous book, "The History of Java," in
which he described Java's high civilization and culture.
During the British stay in Sumatra
(1814-1825), William Marsden wrote a similar book on the history of
Sumatra, which was published in 1889.
After the fall of Napoleon, and the
end of the French occupation of Holland the British and Dutch signed
a convention in London on August 13, 1814, in which it was agreed
that Dutch colonial possessions dating from 1803 onwards should be
returned to the Dutch Administration in Batavia. Thus, the
Indonesian archipelago was recovered from the British in 1815.
and built Fort York in Bengkulu on the west coast of Sumatra. It was
later renamed Fort Marlborough.
During the Napoleonic wars in Europe
when Holland was occupied by France, Indonesia fell under the rule
of the British East India Company (1811-1816). Sir Thomas Stanford
Raffles was appointed Lieutenant Governor General of Java and
dependencies. He was subordinated to the Governor General in Bengal,
India.
Raffles introduced partial
self-government and abolished the slave trade. In those days slaves
were captured and traded by foreigners. He also introduced the
land-tenure system, replacing the hated Dutch forced-agricultural
system, whereby crops were grown and surrendered to the Government.
Borobudur and other temples were restored and research conducted.
Raffles wrote his famous book, "The History of Java," in
which he described Java's high civilization and culture.
During the British stay in Sumatra
(1814-1825), William Marsden wrote a similar book on the history of
Sumatra, which was published in 1889.
After the fall of Napoleon, and the
end of the French occupation of Holland the British and Dutch signed
a convention in London on August 13, 1814, in which it was agreed
that Dutch colonial possessions dating from 1803 onwards should be
returned to the Dutch Administration in Batavia. Thus, the
Indonesian archipelago was recovered from the British in 1815.
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