Europe and the End of Old Java
In 1825 Java’s old order rose up against encroaching European colonialism. What – and who – were the Javanese rebels fighting for?
In the late 18th century the island of Java was rocked by the waves of a political tsunami emanating from Europe. As the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars – together constituting the modern era’s first global conflict – changed the continent, so did they change Europe’s possessions. The seemingly ageless Java of custom and tradition was among the casualties.
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