Research Article
Learning From The History Of Tangerang In The Colonial Period For The Better Future Of Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296686, author={Lilie Suratminto}, title={Learning From The History Of Tangerang In The Colonial Period For The Better Future Of Indonesia }, proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BASA}, year={2020}, month={6}, keywords={tangerang ommelanden anti-chinese sentiment invited colonialism}, doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296686} }- Lilie Suratminto
Year: 2020
Learning From The History Of Tangerang In The Colonial Period For The Better Future Of Indonesia
BASA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296686
Abstract
We find the name Tamgaram, from the book Suma Oriental written by Tomé Pires (1513) [1] a Portuguese adventurer who joined the Portuguese armada in their search for spices in the archipelago. Regarding Tangerang, during the period of the Company or VOC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) sugar production which provided enormous profits for the Company. The increase in Javanese and Sundanese population was caused by the defeat of Sultan Agung against Batavia 1627-1629. After the Chinese massacre in Batavia 1740, there were many exodus Chinese to the Tangerang’s area. With a qualitative method through the deconstruction approach, a picture of the failure of the Dutch East Indies Government policy will be obtained in eliminating anti-Chinese sentiments that each time cause upheavels that are very detrimental to the government at that time. Anti-Chinese sentiments incite hatred of the Chinese that provokes resistance. This could have been prevented if the Colonial Government had changed its policy regarding social stratification and approaches to the native population of Tangerang. In the conclusion of this research, the Government of Indonesia in making policies should reflect from the socio-cultural history of Tangerang to avoid from the repeated story, for the better future.
