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Trunajaya rebellion: After a series of difficult marches, allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri in eastern Java.
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Trunajaya rebellion
1674–80 failed revolt in Java
The Trunajaya Rebellion or Trunajaya War was the ultimately unsuccessful rebellion waged during the 1670s by the Madurese prince Trunajaya and fighters from Makassar against the Mataram Sultanate and its Dutch East India Company (VOC) supporters in Java.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mataram Sultanate
Kingdom on the island of Java (1586–1755)
The Sultanate of Mataram was the last major independent Javanese kingdom on the island of Java before it was colonised by the Dutch. It was the dominant political force radiating from the interior of Central Java from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dutch East India Company
1602–1799 Dutch trading company
The United East India Company, commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies, it was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1678 Kediri campaign
Dutch-Mataram campaign in Java
In a campaign that took place from August to December 1678 in Kediri during the Trunajaya rebellion, the forces of the Mataram Sultanate, led by Amangkurat II, and of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), led by Anthonio Hurdt, marched inland into eastern Java against Trunajaya's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kediri (city)
City in East Java, Indonesia
Kediri is a city, located near the Brantas River in the province of East Java on the island of Java in Indonesia. It covers an area of 67.23 km2 and had a population of 268,950 at the 2010 Census and 286,796 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 298,830.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Java
Region and island in Indonesia
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people in mid 2024, projected to rise to 158 million at mid 2025, Java is the world's most populous island,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)