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Bali Island
Bali is
the name of a province in Indonesia and also the name of the largest island
that is part of the province. In addition consists of the island of Bali, Bali
Province also consists of islands smaller in the vicinity, namely the island of
Nusa Peninda, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan and Seragan Island.
Bali is
located between Java and Lombok
.Denpasar is the provincial capital of which is located in
the southern part of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the
world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art
culture, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also
known as the island of the gods and the island of thousand temples.
- ORIGINS OF BALI ISLAND HISTORY
Prehistory
Prehistory
Bali is the beginning of the history of the people of Bali, which is marked by
the lives of the people at that time were not yet familiar with writing.
Although in prehistoric times is not yet known writings to write a history of
his life, but a variety of evidence about life in the society at that time can
also recounted the circumstances of the Age of prehistory took place within a
period of time long enough, then the evidence that has been discovered to date
is certainly can not meet all our expectations.
-
History of Bali
Bali has been
inhabited by Austronesian peoples around 2000 BC migratory and came from Taiwan
through Maritime Southeast Asia. Culture and language of the Bali so closely
related to those of the islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and
Oceania. Stone tools originating from that time have been found near the
village of Cekik west of the island of Bali.
In the time
of ancient Bali, there are nine Hindu sects that Pasupata, Bhairawa, Shidanta
Shiva, Vaishnava, Bodha, Brahma, sage, Sora and ganapatya. Each sect honor of a
particular god as a personal Deity. Balinese culture is strongly influenced by
the culture of India, China, and in particular the Hindu, began around the 1st
century AD. Name Bali Dwipa ("island") have been discovered from
various inscriptions, including Blanjong pillar inscription written by Sri
Kesari Warmadewa in 914 AD which mentions "Walidwipa".
At that
time the complex Subak irrigation system has been developed to grow rice. Some
religious and cultural traditions still exist today and can be traced back at
that time. Hindu Majapahit kingdom (1293-1520 AD) in East Java founded a colony
in Bali in 1343. When heyday has come down, there is a mass exodus of
intellectuals, artists, priests and musicians from Java to Bali in the 15th
century , Contacts of the first
European nations to Bali estimated to have occurred in 1585, when a Portuguese
ship ran aground off the Bukit Peninsula and left a few Portuguese in the
service of the Supreme Deity.
In 1597 the
Dutch explorer who named Cornelis de Houtman arrived in Bali and with the
formation of Dutch East India Company in 1602, a place set up to control the
colonial and two and a half centuries later, when the control of the Dutch
expanded throughout Indonesia, political and economic control Netherlands on
Bali began in the 1840s on the northern coast of the island of Bali, when the
Dutch play off between the kingdoms in Bali so as not to believe in each other
and in the late 1890s, struggles between Balinese kingdoms in the south of the
island was used by Dutch to increase their control.
The Dutch
attack naval and ground massively in Sanur in 1906 and met with thousands of
members of the royal family and their followers who fought against the Dutch
troops to attack the defensive suicide (bellows) conducted by members of the
royal family and thousands of followers they are rather than face humiliation
surrender of the Netherlands.
More than
1,000 people died when the Balinese against the invaders. In the Dutch
intervention in Bali in 1908, a similar massacre occurred in the face of Dutch
attacks in Klungkung. Afterwards the Dutch governors were able to do administrative
control over the island, but local control over religion and culture generally
remained intact.
In the
1930s, anthropologist Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, and artist Miguel
Covarrubias and Walter Spies, and musicologist Colin McPhee creating the image
of the west of Bali as a "land of enchanted peace with themselves and
nature", and western tourism first developed on the island of Bali at the
time.
Imperial Japan occupied Bali during World War II. Bali
Island was originally not a target in the Dutch East Indies Campaign them, but
because the airfield in Borneo are not operating due to heavy rains the
Imperial Japanese Army decided to occupy Bali, which has no comparable weather
such as Kalimantan. Bali at that time did not have an army of the
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), only Native Prajoda Auxiliary Corps
(Corps Prajoda), which consists of about 600 soldiers and some officers genuine
Dutch Colonial Army under the command of Lt. Col. KNIL WP Roodenburg. On
February 19, 1942 Japanese troops landed near Sanur.
Bali island
quickly captured by the Japanese during the Japanese occupation army officer
Bali, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali formed a 'free army'. Lack of institutional
changes of the time the Dutch government and the rigors of war requisitions
made government of Japan a little better than the Netherlands. After the
Japanese surrender in the Pacific in August 1945, the Dutch returned to
Indonesia, including Bali and immediately want to restore their colonial
administration before the war.
This was opposed by the rebels Bali at that time already
used weapons of Japan. On November 20, 1946, fought in Tabanan in central Bali
Marga. Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai, then aged 29 years, finally took his army to
Marga Rana, where they make suicide attacks on the Dutch armed. Bali battalion
troops completely deleted by the Netherlands, crush the last resistance of the
military resistance Bali.
In 1946 the
Dutch made Bali as one of the 13 administrative regions of the state was
proclaimed by Eastern Indonesia, opponents of the Republic of Indonesia which
was proclaimed and headed by Sukarno and Hatta. Bali entered in the
"Republic of Indonesia" when the Netherlands recognized Indonesian
independence on December 29, 1949. Geographic Location Bali
The island of
Bali is located approximately 3.2 km east of the island of Java and about 8
degrees south of the equator. The island of Bali and Java, separated by the
Strait of Bali. From east to west has a length of about 153 km and has a width
from north to south about 112 km, the total area of the island is 5,632 km².
Mountains in the central part of the island has several
peaks with an elevation of over 3,000 meters above sea level. The highest peak
is Mount Agung (3142 meters), which is known as the "mother mountain"
which is a volcano that has been dormant.
Bali volcanic nature has contributed to the exceptional
fertility and high mountains that provide high rainfall which support
agriculture.
Bali is
the name of a province in Indonesia and also the name of the largest island
that is part of the province. In addition consists of the island of Bali, Bali
Province also consists of islands smaller in the vicinity, namely the island of
Nusa Peninda, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan and Seragan Island.
Bali is
located between Java and Lombok
.Denpasar is the provincial capital of which is located in
the southern part of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the
world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art
culture, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also
known as the island of the gods and the island of thousand temples.
- ORIGINS OF BALI ISLAND HISTORY
Prehistory
Prehistory
Bali is the beginning of the history of the people of Bali, which is marked by
the lives of the people at that time were not yet familiar with writing.
Although in prehistoric times is not yet known writings to write a history of
his life, but a variety of evidence about life in the society at that time can
also recounted the circumstances of the Age of prehistory took place within a
period of time long enough, then the evidence that has been discovered to date
is certainly can not meet all our expectations.
-
History of Bali
Bali has been
inhabited by Austronesian peoples around 2000 BC migratory and came from Taiwan
through Maritime Southeast Asia. Culture and language of the Bali so closely
related to those of the islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and
Oceania. Stone tools originating from that time have been found near the
village of Cekik west of the island of Bali.
In the time
of ancient Bali, there are nine Hindu sects that Pasupata, Bhairawa, Shidanta
Shiva, Vaishnava, Bodha, Brahma, sage, Sora and ganapatya. Each sect honor of a
particular god as a personal Deity. Balinese culture is strongly influenced by
the culture of India, China, and in particular the Hindu, began around the 1st
century AD. Name Bali Dwipa ("island") have been discovered from
various inscriptions, including Blanjong pillar inscription written by Sri
Kesari Warmadewa in 914 AD which mentions "Walidwipa".
At that
time the complex Subak irrigation system has been developed to grow rice. Some
religious and cultural traditions still exist today and can be traced back at
that time. Hindu Majapahit kingdom (1293-1520 AD) in East Java founded a colony
in Bali in 1343. When heyday has come down, there is a mass exodus of
intellectuals, artists, priests and musicians from Java to Bali in the 15th
century , Contacts of the first
European nations to Bali estimated to have occurred in 1585, when a Portuguese
ship ran aground off the Bukit Peninsula and left a few Portuguese in the
service of the Supreme Deity.
In 1597 the
Dutch explorer who named Cornelis de Houtman arrived in Bali and with the
formation of Dutch East India Company in 1602, a place set up to control the
colonial and two and a half centuries later, when the control of the Dutch
expanded throughout Indonesia, political and economic control Netherlands on
Bali began in the 1840s on the northern coast of the island of Bali, when the
Dutch play off between the kingdoms in Bali so as not to believe in each other
and in the late 1890s, struggles between Balinese kingdoms in the south of the
island was used by Dutch to increase their control.
The Dutch
attack naval and ground massively in Sanur in 1906 and met with thousands of
members of the royal family and their followers who fought against the Dutch
troops to attack the defensive suicide (bellows) conducted by members of the
royal family and thousands of followers they are rather than face humiliation
surrender of the Netherlands.
More than
1,000 people died when the Balinese against the invaders. In the Dutch
intervention in Bali in 1908, a similar massacre occurred in the face of Dutch
attacks in Klungkung. Afterwards the Dutch governors were able to do administrative
control over the island, but local control over religion and culture generally
remained intact.
In the
1930s, anthropologist Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, and artist Miguel
Covarrubias and Walter Spies, and musicologist Colin McPhee creating the image
of the west of Bali as a "land of enchanted peace with themselves and
nature", and western tourism first developed on the island of Bali at the
time.
Imperial Japan occupied Bali during World War II. Bali
Island was originally not a target in the Dutch East Indies Campaign them, but
because the airfield in Borneo are not operating due to heavy rains the
Imperial Japanese Army decided to occupy Bali, which has no comparable weather
such as Kalimantan. Bali at that time did not have an army of the
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), only Native Prajoda Auxiliary Corps
(Corps Prajoda), which consists of about 600 soldiers and some officers genuine
Dutch Colonial Army under the command of Lt. Col. KNIL WP Roodenburg. On
February 19, 1942 Japanese troops landed near Sanur.
Bali island
quickly captured by the Japanese during the Japanese occupation army officer
Bali, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali formed a 'free army'. Lack of institutional
changes of the time the Dutch government and the rigors of war requisitions
made government of Japan a little better than the Netherlands. After the
Japanese surrender in the Pacific in August 1945, the Dutch returned to
Indonesia, including Bali and immediately want to restore their colonial
administration before the war.
This was opposed by the rebels Bali at that time already
used weapons of Japan. On November 20, 1946, fought in Tabanan in central Bali
Marga. Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai, then aged 29 years, finally took his army to
Marga Rana, where they make suicide attacks on the Dutch armed. Bali battalion
troops completely deleted by the Netherlands, crush the last resistance of the
military resistance Bali.
In 1946 the
Dutch made Bali as one of the 13 administrative regions of the state was
proclaimed by Eastern Indonesia, opponents of the Republic of Indonesia which
was proclaimed and headed by Sukarno and Hatta. Bali entered in the
"Republic of Indonesia" when the Netherlands recognized Indonesian
independence on December 29, 1949. Geographic Location Bali
The island of
Bali is located approximately 3.2 km east of the island of Java and about 8
degrees south of the equator. The island of Bali and Java, separated by the
Strait of Bali. From east to west has a length of about 153 km and has a width
from north to south about 112 km, the total area of the island is 5,632 km².
Mountains in the central part of the island has several
peaks with an elevation of over 3,000 meters above sea level. The highest peak
is Mount Agung (3142 meters), which is known as the "mother mountain"
which is a volcano that has been dormant.
Bali volcanic nature has contributed to the exceptional
fertility and high mountains that provide high rainfall which support
agriculture.
BIODATA
PULAU BALI :
Batas
Wilayah :
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Utara : Laut Bali
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Selatan : Samudera Indonesia
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Barat : Provinsi Jawa Timur
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Timur : Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat
Hari
Jadi Bali : 14 Agustus 1959
Ibukota
: Denpasar (Dahulu Singaraja)
Koordinat
: 9º 0' - 7º 50' LS
114º
0' - 116º 0' BT
Luas
: 5.634 KM2
Situs
Web : www.baliprov.go.id
Lagu
Daerah : Bali Jagaddhita
