Old Banten

picture info	Old Banten Old Banten (Indonesian ''Banten Lama'') is an archaeological site in the northern coast of Serang Regency, Banten Province, Banten, Indonesia. Located 11 km north of Serang city, the site of Old Banten contains the ruin of the walled port city of Banten (town), Banten, the 16th-century capital of the Sultanate of Banten. Since 1995, Old Banten has been proposed to UNESCO World Heritage. History Banten was a 16th-century port city known for its pepper. The city flourished when the Islamic Banten Sultanate reached its peak during the 17th century. There was a period of intense conflicts with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) over the trade of spices, which eventually led to the dissolution of the Sultanate in Banten and to the city's decline. Today, the site where the city of Banten remains is known as Old Banten. It is a well-known tourist attraction, where many locals visit to pay their ziarah, respects and pray at the graves of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin of Banten, Maulana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Keraton Surosowan Kraton or keraton ( jv, ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ or ꦏꦼꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀) is a type of royal palace in Java, Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Javanese ''ka-ratu-an'', meaning residence of the ''ratu'', the traditional honorific title for a monarch. In Java, the palace of a prince is called ''pura'' or ''dalem'', while the general word for palace is ''istana'', identical to Malay language, Malay. Specific palaces Kraton that function as the residence of a royal family include: ;Yogyakarta (Jogja) region: Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Palace of Sultan Hamengkubuwono). Pakualaman, Pura Pakualaman (Palace of Adipati Pakualam). ;Surakarta (Solo) region: Surakarta Sunanate, Kraton Surakarta Hadiningrat (Palace of Susuhunan Pakubuwono). Pura Mangkunegaran (Palace of Adipati Mangkunegara). ;Cirebon area: Kraton Kasepuhan (Palace of Sultan Sepuh). Kraton Kanoman (Palace of Sultan Anom). Kraton Kacirebonan (Palace of Sultan Cirebon). Kraton Kaprabonan (:id:Kaprabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ziarah In Islam, ''ziyara(h)'' ( ar, زِيَارَة ''ziyārah'', "visit") or ''ziyarat'' ( fa, , ''ziyārat'', "pilgrimage") is a form of pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants (including the Shī'ī Imāms), his companions and other venerated figures in Islam such as the prophets, Sufi auliya, and Islamic scholars. Sites of pilgrimage include mosques, maqams, battlefields, mountains, and caves. ''Ziyārat'' can also refer to a form of supplication made by the Shia, in which they send salutations and greetings to Muhammad and his family. Terminology ''Ziyarat'' comes from ar, زَار, zār "to visit". In Islam it refers to pious visitation, pilgrimage to a holy place, tomb or shrine.Gibb, H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H.; Lévi-Provençal, E.; Schacht, J.; Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch., eds. (1960). ''The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition'', Volume I: W–Z. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 524, 533–39. . Iranian and South Asian Muslims use the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bantam (city) Banten, also written as Bantam, is a port town near the western end of Java, Indonesia. It has a secure harbour at the mouth of Banten River, a navigable passage for light craft into the island's interior. The town is close to the Sunda Strait through which important ocean-going traffic passes between Java and Sumatra. Formerly Old Banten was the capital of a sultanate in the area, was strategically important and a major centre for trade. History In the 5th century Banten was part of the Tarumanagara kingdom. The Lebak relic inscriptions, found in lowland villages on the edge of Ci Danghiyang, Munjul, Pandeglang, Banten, were discovered in 1947 and contains 2 lines of poetry with Pallawa script and Sanskrit language. The inscriptions mentioned the courage of king Purnawarman. After the collapse of the kingdom Tarumanagara following an attack by the Srivijaya empire, power in western Java fell to the Kingdom of Sunda. The Chinese source, ''Chu-fan-chi'', written c. 1200, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kasunyatan Mosque Kasunyatan Mosque (Indonesian: ''Masjid Kasunyatan'') is a small mosque in the village of Kasunyatan, Banten, Indonesia. Established between 1570 and 1596, it is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia. The mosque is located in close proximity to the ruins of Old Banten, and functioned as a 16th-century centre of Islamic study. The mosque received a heritage status during the Dutch colonial period in 1932. History Kasunyatan Mosque is one of several mosques located around Old Banten; the other mosques are the Great Mosque of Banten and ''Masjid Kanari''. There are remnants of other mosques in the area, such as the tower of the ruined ''Masjid Pecinan Tinggi'', the already demolished Kraton Kaibon mosque, and the ruins of Koja Mosque. It is located outside the walled city of Surosowan Kraton, Old Banten. Kasunyatan Mosque was founded by Kyai Dukuh, the leader of the Islamic school of thought in Banten and the teacher of the Sultan Maulana Muhammad. Kyai Dukuh, who received the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Daendels Herman Willem Daendels (21 October 1762 – 2 May 1818) was a Dutch revolutionary, general and politician who served as the 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 and 1811. Early life Born in Hattem, Netherlands, on 21 October 1762, Daendels was the son of Burchard Johan Daendels, the mayoral secretary, and Josina Christina Tulleken. He studied law at the University of Harderwijk, acquiring his doctorate on 10 April 1783. Political activity In 1785, he sided with the Patriots, who had seized power in several Dutch cities. In September 1786 he defended the city of Hattem against stadholderian troops. In September 1787, he defended Amsterdam against the Prussian army that invaded the Netherlands to restore William V of Orange. After William V was in power again, he fled to Pas-de-Calais because of a death sentence. Daendels was a close witness to the French revolution. He returned to the Netherlands in 1794, as a general in the French revolutionary army of gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kraton Of Kaibon Kraton may refer to: Kraton (Indonesia), an Indonesian name for ''palace'' Kraton, East Java, a subdistrict located in Pasuruan Regency, East Java, Indonesia * Kraton, Yogyakarta, a subdistrict located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Kraton (polymer), a family of polymers produced by Kraton Corporation Craton A craton (, , or ; from grc-gre, κράτος "strength") is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, which consists of Earth's two topmost layers, the crust and the uppermost mantle. Having often survived cycles of merging and ... , an old and stable part of the continental crust, formerly spelled ''kraton'' {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kraton Kaibon Kraton may refer to: Kraton (Indonesia), an Indonesian name for ''palace'' Kraton, East Java, a subdistrict located in Pasuruan Regency, East Java, Indonesia * Kraton, Yogyakarta, a subdistrict located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Kraton (polymer), a family of polymers produced by Kraton Corporation Craton A craton (, , or ; from grc-gre, κράτος "strength") is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, which consists of Earth's two topmost layers, the crust and the uppermost mantle. Having often survived cycles of merging and ... , an old and stable part of the continental crust, formerly spelled ''kraton'' {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Masjid Banten 111225 0560 Mer A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers (sujud) are performed, including outdoor courtyards. The first mosques were simple places of prayer for Muslims, and may have been open spaces rather than buildings. In the first stage of Islamic architecture, 650-750 CE, early mosques comprised open and closed covered spaces enclosed by walls, often with minarets from which calls to prayer were issued. Mosque buildings typically contain an ornamental niche (''mihrab'') set into the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca (''qiblah''), ablution facilities. The pulpit (''minbar''), from which the Friday (jumu'ah) sermon (''khutba'') is delivered, was in earlier times characteristic of the central city mosque, but has since become common in smaller mosques. Mosques typically have segregated spaces for men and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tirtayasa Tirtayasa (1631–1695), complete stylized name Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, also known as Ageng and Abulfatah Agung, was the sixth sultan of Banten (on Java in modern Indonesia) and reigned during the kingdom's golden age. Overview Ageng built a strong fleet on European models, which did considerable trade within the Indonesian archipelago, and, with help from the English, Danes, and Chinese, were able to trade with Persia, India, Siam, Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and Japan in the Javanese tradition of long-distance traders. This trade gave considerable wealth to Banten, the greatest period for which was arguably under Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa. In 1661 Ageng extended Banten rule to Landak in western Borneo. In the 1670s he also acquired Cirebon area following civil war in Mataram. Ageng established trade with Spanish Manila for silver and built canal for coconut palm and sugar plantations, among other developments. Principal activities Conflict with the Dutch Ageng was a strong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]