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Francis Light was born in Dallinghoo, Suffolk and baptised on 15 December 1740. His mother was Mary Light. Taken in by a relative, William Negus, Light was sent to attend the Woodbridge Grammar School in 1747.
Prince Diponegoro stands, defiant, in front of Lieutenant General Hendrik Merkus de Kock in front of the colonial officer's mansion. [1] He wears a green turban, white tabard over pantaloons, and a jacket; around his waist is a golden belt, to which prayer beads are attached, and over his shoulder is a shawl. [2]
"Terang Bulan" (lit. ' "Bright Moon" ' ) is a traditional Malay song. The song is an adaptation based on the state anthem of Perak named " Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan " which translates to "God Lengthen the Sultan's Age".
Cover of 1st Malay edition Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang (1922) For the next several decades, Kartini and this book became almost unknown outside the Indies/Indonesia and the Netherlands. There were nonetheless many new translations in other languages, including an Arabic version in 1925, Sundanese in 1930, Javanese in 1938 and Japanese in 1955 ...
Astronomical symbols are abstract pictorial symbols used to represent astronomical objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in European astronomy.The earliest forms of these symbols appear in Greek papyrus texts of late antiquity.
The Tanjung Morawa affair (Indonesian: Peristiwa Tanjung Morawa, lit. 'Tanjung Morawa event') was a clash between peasant squatters and the police which occurred on 16 March 1953 in Tanjung Morawa, North Sumatra.
Terang Boelan ([təˈraŋ buˈlan]; Indonesian for "Full Moon", Terang Bulan in the Enhanced Spelling System) is a 1937 [a] film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). ). Written by Saeroen, directed by Albert Balink, and starring Rd Mochtar, Roekiah and Eddie T. Effendi, Terang Boelan follows two lovers who elope after one is almost forced to marry an opium s
The Thirtieth of September Movement (Indonesian: Gerakan 30 September, also known as G30S, and by the syllabic abbreviation Gestapu for Gerakan September Tiga Puluh, Thirtieth of September Movement, also unofficially called Gestok, for Gerakan Satu Oktober, or First of October Movement) was a self-proclaimed organization of Indonesian National Armed Forces members.