Poltical Timeline in Indonesia

1803 – First phase of  Padri War * Began in 1803 prior to Dutch Intervention and lasted until 1825 * also called the  Minangkabau War * a conflict that had broken out in Minangkabau state between the so called  adat  and  padri  religious factions. The Adats were  Minangkabau  traditionalists who wanted to continue to include indigenous pre-Islamic religious practices and social traditions in local custom (Islam Abangan). The Padris, like contemporaneous jihadists in the  Sokoto Caliphate  of West Africa), were  Islamist  reformers who had made the  hajj  to Mecca and returned  inspired to bring the Qur'an and  shariah  to a position of greater influence in Sumatra. * The Dutch intervened from 1821 and helped the Adats defeat the Padri faction. 1806 – British and Dutch went to war 1811-1816 – Thomas Stamford Raffles is Lieutenant-Governer of Java (East India   Company officer– British) 1816 – British handed Indonesia back to the Dutch Many Indonesians resisted the return of the Dutch. However the Dutch eventually defeated them and regained control 1825 – The Java War * Happened in Central Java * led by Pangeran Diponegoro (the eldest son of the sultan of Yogyakarta) * initial cause: The Dutch wanted to build a road across Diponegoro's property that  had a sacred tomb in it. * war ended with Dutch victory in 1830 1831 – Second Phase of Pad ri War * Lasted until 1838 1870-1900 – The Liberal Period 1873-1913 – The Aceh War was an armed military conflict between theSultanate of Aceh  and the  Netherlands  which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the U. S. inSingapore  during early 1873. The war was part of a series of conflicts in the late 19th century that consolidated Dutch rule over modern-day  Indonesia, concurrent with the  1906  and the  1908  interventions in  Bali 1879 – Kartini  was born in  Jepara, today the date is commemorated as women's emancipation day in Indonesia. Raden Ayu   Kartini, (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904), or sometimes known as  Raden Ajeng Kartini, was a prominent  Javanese  and an  Indonesian  national heroine. Kartini is known as a pioneer in the area of  women's rights  for native Indonesians. 1894 – Lombok War *   The Dutch looted and destroyed the Cakranegara palace of  Mataram . [46]  J. L. A. Brandes, a Dutch philologist discovered and saved  Nagarakretagama  manuscript in Lombok royal library. 1898 – General van Heutz  becomes chief of staff of Aceh campaign and Wilhelmina  becomes queen of the Netherlands.