Plered (also Pleret ) was the location of the palace of Amangkurat I of Mataram (1645–1677). Amangkurat moved the capital there from the nearby Karta in 1647. During the Trunajaya rebellion , the capital was occupied and sacked by the rebels, and Amangkurat died during the retreat from the capital. His son and successor Amangkurat II later moved the capital to Kartasura . It was twice occupied by Diponegoro , during the Java War (1825–1830) between his forces and the Dutch . The Dutch assaulted the walled complex in June 1826, which was Diponegoro's first major defeat in the war.
19-640: Following the Java War, the town's decline accelerated and today it is in ruins. The remains are now located in the Bantul Regency , Special Region of Yogyakarta , Indonesia , close to the banks of the Opak River , and south of Kota Gede . It has been researched for archaeological remains It is located to the east of the site of Sultan Agung's Karta Palace at Karta. It is also the location of extensive irrigation and other water works that occurred at
38-503: A base to attack convoys supplying the nearby Imogiri held by the Dutch. In April 1826, the Dutch under General Van Geen attacked Plered. Diponegoro did not engage in combat and withdrew to the west. Van Geen entered Plered and took the weapons and livestock kept there as booty. Lacking forces to keep the town, he subsequently withdrew to Yogyakarta . Subsequently, Diponegoro reoccupied the town and fortified it. In June 1826, Dutch forces with
57-421: A strong contingent of Madurese auxiliaries besieged the town. On 9 June, the besiegers detonated a mine under the ramparts, causing a breach through which they attacked. After a day of "bloody fighting", the attackers completely occupied Plered. This battle was Diponegoro's first major defeat in the war. The Dutch left a garrison of 700 men, and there was no further attempt from Diponegoro to retake it. Following
76-523: Is a regency located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta , Indonesia . It is located on the island of Java . The regency's population was 911,503 at the 2010 Census, but has risen to 985,770 at the 2020 Census and to 1,009,434 at the official estimates for mid 2023 - comprising 502,280 males and 507,160 females. Like many regencies on the island of Java , it is densely populated with roughly 1,973 people per square kilometre in 2023, although this
95-519: Is a type of royal palace in Java , Indonesia . Its name is derived from the Javanese ka-ratu-an meaning residence of the ratu , the traditional honorific title for a monarch. In Java, the palace of a prince is called pura or dalem , while the general word for palace is istana , which is identical to Malay . Kraton that function as the residence of a royal family include: The locations of
114-486: Is largely because the north of the regency partly surrounds the city of Yogyakarta and contains many suburban communities, notably in the densely-populated districts of Banguntapan, Sewon and Kasihan, which border the city to the east, south and west. The regency is bordered by the city of Yogyakarta and Sleman regency to the north, the regency of Kulon Progo to the west, the Gunung Kidul Regency to
133-477: The babads as well as modern archaeological analysis of the site. The kraton of Plered was a walled structure in a shape that is roughly square but not perfectly symmetrical. Van Goens wrote its circumference was 600 roede (2256 meters), while Indonesian archaeologist Widya Nayati estimated it to be 3040 meters. Rouffers' report said that the walls (which was then already destroyed) had been 5–6 meters high and 150 centimeters thick, Van Goens wrote that it
152-487: The Diponegoro War, the town's decline accelerated and when G. P. Rouffaer drew a map in 1889, it was already in ruins. Because of the destruction of the buildings, the layout of Plered could only be approximated from historical reports, such as Van Goens ' description of his 1648 visit to the palace, a map by Rouffaers based on his visit to the ruins in 1889, another map by Louw in 1897, and Javanese texts such as
171-403: The central northern coast, led by Raden Kajoran . The defenders, led by Amangkurat's four eldest sons, offered an ineffective defense and were defeated. Consequently, Amangkurat and the royal family fled the court, and soon after the rebels entered the complex and plundered it. The rebels also took the royal treasury of at least 300,000 Spanish reals . According to a man claiming to have witnessed
190-404: The disaster. Around 4,100 residents of Bantul Regency were killed, 12,000 were injured. 72,000 houses were destroyed, and 137,000 were damaged. Bantul Regency is divided into seventeen districts ( kapanewon ), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of
209-521: The district administrative centres, the number of villages (all classed as kalurahan ) within each district, and its post codes. Bantul Regency has two locations of turtles nesting, in Gua Cemara Beach and Pelangi Beach. Both have only more than 10 nests each in a year. Nesting period is in July and August. Kraton (Indonesia) Kraton or keraton ( Javanese : ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ or ꦏꦼꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ )
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#1732776030836228-598: The east and the Indian Ocean to the south. The town of Bantul is the administrative centre. The village of Kemusuk in the Sedayu District in the northwest of the regency is the birthplace of former Indonesian President , Suharto . On 27 May 2006 an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck near Java's southern coast causing widespread damage. Bantul Regency was the region most affected by
247-523: The fall of Plered, Sp. Rl. 300,000 was taken to Trunajaya's capital in Kediri , while Amangkurat II (son and successor of Amangkurat I) later said that Sp. Rl. 150,000 was taken to Kediri while Sp. Rl. 200,000 remained in Plered with Trunajaya's local commander. During the retreat, Amangkurat I died near Tegal and was succeeded by his son, Amangkurat II . Another son, Pangeran Puger occupied Plered after
266-571: The former kraton have been determined by historical records or archaeological efforts. Former kraton include: In the Banten region, there are remnants of the Sultanate of Banten 's palaces: In Surakarta and Yogyakarta regions, there are remnants of the Sultanate of Mataram palaces: The term kraton 'palace' is also used as a way to refer to the court which it houses. This is especially
285-496: The rebels left and made a rival claim to the kingdom. Unable to take Plered from his brother, Amangkurat moved his capital to the newly built Kartasura in 1680. Although abandoned as a capital, Plered played another role during the Java War or the Diponegoro War (1825–1830) between the Dutch and the Javanese forces under Prince Diponegoro . Diponegoro occupied Plered in 1825 and kept his weapons and livestock there. He used it as
304-490: The time of the palace being used. Sultan Agung (1613–1645) built the previous court complex at Karta and moved the capital there in the first decade of his reign. The decision to move to a new capital might have been made during his reign in 1634 when a fire in Karta killed "many people of the court". In 1644, Sultan Agung started building an artificial lake in an area which became known as Plered. He died two years later and
323-723: The walled complex, there were settlements named after their inhabitants, e.g. Kauman for the Ulama, Gerjen for the tailors ( gerji in Javanese), and these names are still used today. Today ricefields occupy most of the former enclosure. The remains of the town became a cultural heritage site ("Cagar Budaya"), located in Bantul Regency , Special Region of Yogyakarta . 7°51′48″S 110°24′41″E / 7.863471°S 110.411285°E / -7.863471; 110.411285 Bantul Regency Bantul ( Javanese : ꦧꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦭ꧀ ; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈbantʊl] )
342-450: Was 18–20 feet high and 12 feet thick, and Indonesian archaeologists Alifah and Hery Priswanto estimated the thickness to be between 220 and 280 centimeters. The walls were made of bricks , tuff , and andesite . Rouffers' map named some buildings inside the complex, including a mosque, a tiger cage , and names such as Sitiinggil , Keben , and Srimanganti . The tiger cage was the first known permanent tiger cage in Javanese courts. Around
361-530: Was succeeded by his son Amangkurat I . In 1647, shortly after taking the throne, Amagkurat built his royal residence near the lake and moved the court there. In contrast to Karta, which was made of wood, the royal compound at Plered was built of brick. Amangkurat continued to expand this complex up to 1666. In 1677, during the Trunajaya rebellion , Plered was taken by the rebel forces, consisting of Madurese troops, as well as Javanese forces from East Java and
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