Everything about Bantam City totally explained
Bantam (
Indonesian:
Banten) in
Banten province near the western end of
Java was a strategically important site and formerly a major trading city, with a secure harbor on the
Sunda Strait through which all ocean-going traffic passed, at the mouth of
Cibanten River that provided a navigable passage for light craft into the island's interior. which itself provides a good access to the hinterland.
As a trading city Bantam received an early influx of
Islamic influence in the early 16th century. Bantam was the seat of a powerful
sultanate. Later, the Portuguese and Dutch fought for control of Bantam in the 17th century. The English, who started to sail to the
East Indies from around
1600, established a permanent trading post in Bantam in
1603. The Dutch found that they could control
Batavia more thoroughly than Bantam, which contributed to its decline. South-Bantam or Bantan-Kidoel or Lebak was also the place where the main character
Max Havelaar in
Multatuli's novel Max Havelaar acted as the assistant-resident.
Today, Bantam is a small local seaport, economically overpowered by the neighbouring port of
Merak. In Bantam, the Chinese are an important component of the community.
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