SRIVAJAYA – 9th century – MARITIME STATE
- No major agriculture area
- Cholas came out in the 11th century, they tried to take Srivajaya but failed
- Large independent Malay states
Central Java and Dutch East Indies
Mataram – central Javanese kingdom that is not a Malay state, inland state, concentrated on large agricultural development, central Java will act like it belongs to Mainland SE Asia, Yogyakarta, if they want to control trade they have to take over Surakarta By the time they confront the Dutch, they become Muslims
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Classical Indonesia, although not called Indonesia at the time, began with the early records of the Srivijayan society during the 7th century until the 11th century. In between those centuries, we also encountered the Sailendra dynasty from the 8th century until 9th century. Then, in the 14th century, the Majapahit empire rose to power, and to this day remains as one of the greatest empires of Indonesia. Next, Early Modern Indonesia mainly consisted of the Kingdom of Mataram, which was located in central Java. All of these empires greatly differed each other, but at the same time they were all greatly similar. Towards administrative centralization, territorial consolidation, ethnic homogenization, and religious orthodoxy, the Kingdom of Mataram proved to be one of the most independent kingdoms in Southeast Asia until they were colonized by the