First Javanese War of Succession
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| First Javanese War of Succession | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Mataram Sultanate |
 Dutch East India Company (VOC)Forces supporting Pangeran Puger | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Sultan Amangkurat III |
Pangeran Puger (later Pakubuwana I) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 46,000[3] | |||||||||
The First Javanese War of Succession was a struggle between Sultan
Pangeran Puger
to the throne.
Madura
, VOC’s most trusted ally, persuaded the Dutch to support Pangeran Puger. Pangeran Puger took the title of Pakubuwana I upon his accession in June 1704.
Together with the Dutch, Pakubuwono defeated Amangkurat who fled east and received refuge from Surapati who had set up his own kingdom. The war dragged on for five years before the Dutch managed to install Pakubuwana. In August 1705, Pakubuwono I’s retainers and VOC forces captured
Kartasura without resistance from Amangkurat III, whose forces cowardly turned back when the enemy reached Ungaran. Surapati’s forces in Bangil, near Pasuruan, was crushed by the alliance of VOC, Kartasura
and Madura in 1706.
Ceylon
along with his wives and children.
See also
References
- ^ Ricklefs 2008, p. 105.
- ^ Pigeaud 1976, p. 103.
- ^ Ricklefs 2008, p. 104.
- ^ Dictionary of Wars, p. 274
Sources
- Kohn, George C. (2006). Dictionary of Wars. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438129167.
- ISBN 90-247-1876-7.
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