|
|
|
|
Indonesia or the Dutch East Indies
Associated to Place:
AncientWorlds >
The Orient >
Indonesia >
articles
-- by
by Tanaquil Sergius
Indonesia or the former Dutch East Indies are no longer part of the Dutch realm and this since 1948, when the independance of the Republic Indonesia had been declared by both the Dutch government and the Indonesian freedom and independance movement TNI, which was to become the new Indonesian government under the first president Sukarno.
The symbol of this new republic, consisting of a great number of big and smaller islands in to the south of Malaysia and the Philippines, was to be a Garuda, an ancient legendary Indo-buddhist bird with a number of attributes, in which the numbers of the races, islands of Indonesia and their popularities are reflected. The Garuda is holding a banner with the words "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" which is ancient Sanskrit and can be translated as "Unity in Pluriformity". In fact, although Sukarno later got friendly relations with communistic China, the whole basis of the democratic development of the new Indonesian republic was quite American. The American dollar shows a motto "E pluribus unum" (One out of many) and that is what the Indonesians wanted to achieve as well, since their territory, which had formerly belonged to the Dutch state, was a vast amount of land and contained many different races and peoples. The majoruty of the Indonesians live on the island of Java, which has a popularity of almost 100 million people. 80% of all Indonesians is muslim. The popularity of the ilsand of Bali is predominantly Hindu. Indonesia has a great variety of peoples and thus a great variety of languages, but the central language is Bahasa Indonesia (the Indonesian language), which in fact is an extended and further developed form of Malaysian. The language is quite easy to learn, the grammar is quite simple. The Dutch always used their own language as an official language, but as merchants and diplomatic rulers they saw that learning the language of the peoples you are dealing with will get you further in trading with them and will get you greater power, although, of course, Dutch power in the "East Indies" not solely depended on their use of the indigenous language. In fact, is was the Dutch, who introduced the Malayan, being a very simple trading language among the East Indies islands as the overall language in which to deal with the indigenous sultans and heads of districts. |
Villa
~ Table of Contents ~
Brigantes Abu!
Clan Mulrian A Walk Through the Temple of Amun The Precinct of Mut at Ipet-Isut The Festival of Opet at Waset The First Gods The First Queens The First Kings The First Cities The First Artefacts Fauces Image Overview of the Abydos Area Chocolate — I can't live without it! Hewitt and O'Direain's Thoughts Joyce Vs. O'Conaire Agriculture: A Choice The Gods at Abydos: Ptah The Temple Building in Ancient Egypt title Oracle of Wadjet Ancient Egyptian Religion 1: Ma'at and the Eternal Return Ancient Egyptian Religion 2: Ma'at and Divine Kingship Ancient Egyptian Religion 3: Temples and Priests Ancient Egyptian Religion 4: The Conditions of Priesthood Ancient Egyptian Religion 5: The Levels of Priesthood Ancient Egyptian Religion 6: The Service of Priesthood Abusir, The Realm of Osiris Castrum Moguntiacum Ovid on Salmacis & Hermaphroditus |
