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The Dutch intervention in Bali in 1908 marked the final phase of Dutch colonial control over the island of
/ref> The raja of Karangasem opposed the monopoly, leading to riots in the capital of Klungkung. Riots also erupted in Gelgel, when the Balinese killed a Javanese opium dealer.''Insight Guides Indonesia'', p.40 The Dutch sent troops to quell the riots. In Gelgel, they killed 100 Balinese, forcing the Raja to flee to Klungkung. The Dutch then bombarded the city of Klungkung. In a final confrontation on 18 April 1908, Dewa Agung Jambe, the Raja of Klungung, accompanied by 200 followers, made a desperate sortie out of his Palace, clad in white and armed with a legendary ''
The Dutch intervention in Bali in 1908 marked the final phase of Dutch colonial control over the island of Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
in Indonesia. It was the seventh and last military intervention in Bali, following the Dutch intervention in Bali (1906).
The intervention was triggered by a Balinese revolt against a Dutch attempt to impose an opium
Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: ''Lachryma papaveris'') is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy ''Papaver somniferum''. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which i ...
monopoly in their favour.''Bali and Lombok'' Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout p.496/ref> The raja of Karangasem opposed the monopoly, leading to riots in the capital of Klungkung. Riots also erupted in Gelgel, when the Balinese killed a Javanese opium dealer.''Insight Guides Indonesia'', p.40 The Dutch sent troops to quell the riots. In Gelgel, they killed 100 Balinese, forcing the Raja to flee to Klungkung. The Dutch then bombarded the city of Klungkung. In a final confrontation on 18 April 1908, Dewa Agung Jambe, the Raja of Klungung, accompanied by 200 followers, made a desperate sortie out of his Palace, clad in white and armed with a legendary ''
kris
The kris, or ''keris'' in the Indonesian language, is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (''pamor''). Of Javanese origin, the kris is famous for its disti ...
'' supposed to wreak havoc on the enemy according to a prophecy. The Raja was shot by a Dutch bullet. Immediately, the six wives of the king resorted to ceremonial suicides, or '' puputan'', killing themselves with their own kris, soon followed by the other Balinese in the procession.
The Dutch burned the Royal Palace to the ground. As Klungkung came under Dutch power, the Raja of Bangli
Bangli Regency is the one and only landlocked regency ('' kabupaten'') of Bali, Indonesia. It covers an area of 520.81 km2 and had a population of 215,353 at the 2010 Census and 258,721 at the 2020 Census. Its regency seat is the town of Ba ...
submitted and in October 1908 negotiated for a Dutch protectorate similar to that of Gianyar and Karangasem. These events ended Balinese resistance to the Dutch.
See also
* History of Bali * Klungkung PalaceNotes
References
* ''Insight Guide: Bali'' 2002 Brian Bell, Apa Publications GmbH&Co {{ISBN, 1-58573-288-5. 1908 in the Dutch East Indies Conflicts in 1908 Dutch conquest of Indonesia History of Bali Bali 1908 Wars involving the Netherlands nl:Expeditie naar Bali 1906 - 1908