Semarang : capital and largest city of the province of Central Java
Semarang Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Central Java. Semarang 's history dates back to the 9th century, when it was known as Bergota. By the end of the 15th century, a Javanese Islamic missionary from the nearby Sultanate of Demak founded a village and an Islamic boarding school. On 2 May 1547, after consulting Sunan Kalijaga, Sultan Hadiwijaya of Pajang declared Kyai Pandan Arang the 1st bupati of Semarang , thus culturally and politically, on this day Semarang was born. In 1678, Sunan Amangkurat II promised to give control of Semarang to the Dutch East India Company as a part of a debt payment. In 1682, the Semarang state was founded by the Dutch colonial power. On 5 October 1705 after years of occupations, Semarang officially became a VOC city when Susuhunan Pakubuwono I made a deal to give extensive trade rights to the VOC in exchange of wiping out Mataram's debt. The VOC...