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JAKARTA, THE CAPITAL CITY OF INDONESIA
Jakarta was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia. It is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. As a capital city, Jakarta is the location of the international embassies while also is the location of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Since 2002, Jakarta, under the governance of Sutiyoso, has developed its new transportation system, which is known as "TransJakarta" or "Busway" and in 2007, Jakarta will establish its newest transportation system, the Jakarta Monorail. Jakarta also is the place for the Jakarta Stock Exchange and the National Monument.The relationship between the Kingdom of Sunda and Portugal became more intense when another Portuguese visited Sunda, named Enrique Leme with the intention to give a present. The king was expecting the Portuguese to show up and help them to hold Fatahillah's army since they've had an agreement between Sunda and Portuguese. However, the Fatahillah's army succeeded and conquered the city on June 22, 1557 and Fatahillah deciced to change the name "Sunda Kelapa" into "Jayakarta" meaning "Great Deed" or "Complete Victory".
The follower of the Sultan of Banten, Prince Jayawikarta was also majorly involved in the history of Jakarta. In case of this, the Prince took the Dutch arrival seriously as the Dutch had build many military buildings. Apparently, Prince Jayawikarta had a connection with the British and allowed them to build houses directly across the Dutch's building in 1615. Later, when Prince Jayawikarta and the Dutch's relationship escalated, his sodiers attacked the Dutch fortress which covered two main buildings, named Nassau and Mauritus. Later, things changed for the prince, when the Sultan of Banten sent soldiers and summoned Prince Jayawikarta for establishing a close relationship with the British without an approval from the Banten authorities. Because of that, the relationship between Prince Jayawikarta and Banten government, as well as the British and Banten had weakened. Prince's death has relieved the Dutch as they tried to establish a close relationship with Banten.
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