Jepara Regency
Jepara Regency Jepara is a regency in the northeast of the Indonesian province of Central Java. Its capital is Jepara. People believed to have come from South Yunnan region migrated into the northern tip of Java during a time when Jepara was still separated by the Juwana Strait. In the 16th century, Jepara was an important port; in early 1513, its king, Yunnus led an attack against Portuguese Malacca. His force is said to have been composed of one hundred ships and 5000 men from Jepara and Palembang but was defeated. Between 1518 and 1521 he apparently ruled over Demak. The rule of Ratu ('Queen') Kalinyamat in the latter 16th century was, however, Jepara's most influential. Jepara again attacked Malacca in 1551 this time with Johor but was defeated, and in 1574 besieged Malacca for three months. It was the site of an English Fort in the 17th century. It is the birthplace of Indonesian national heroine Kartini. Jepara Regency is located in the northeastern coastal region ...