The government of the North East Coast of Java was disbanded by Daendels
- Museum Kota Lama
- Jan 24, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 12, 2023
1809
Portrait of Herman Willem Daendels
Source: KITLV, ca.1800
Fuelled by the revolutionary spirit and anti-feudalism, Daendels, who yearned for bureaucratic efficiency then he disbanded the North East Coast Provincial Government.
Daendels also built a postal road (probably begun in 1808) connecting Anyer on the western tip of Java with Panarukan on the eastern tip of Java via Semarang. One part of the post road was the Bojongsche weg or Jalan Bojong (now Jl. Pemuda).
Previous sequence of events:
1806 - Napoleon Bonaparte sent his younger brother; Louis Napoleon Bonaparte to occupy the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Portrait of Lodewijk (Louis) Napoleon Bonaparte
Source: digital collection of Rijksmuseum; painting by Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837)
1808 - H.W. Daendels was appointed as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies by Decree of King Louis of the Netherlands on 28 January 1807 and a year later, on 1 January 1808 landed on Java Island and began his duties as Governor-General; the beginning of French interregnum in the Dutch East Indies. Daendels' rule in the Dutch East Indies lasted until 16 May 1811.
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