British Java
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British Java was the period of British colonial administration over the island of Java in the early 19th century, marked by reforms in governance, land tenure, and legal systems.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial rule
ⓘ
colonial administration period ⓘ historical period ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Stamford Raffles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
Javanese courts
ⓘ
village councils ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation |
Javanese aristocracy
ⓘ
Javanese peasants ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
increase revenue through land rent
ⓘ
modernize colonial administration ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Java
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Batavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endEvent | restoration of Dutch rule in Java ⓘ |
| endTime | 1816 ⓘ |
| followedBy | restored Dutch colonial rule in Java ⓘ |
| hasGovernor | Thomas Stamford Raffles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Thomas Stamford Raffles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyReformArea |
governance
ⓘ
land tenure ⓘ legal system ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| implemented |
codification of certain laws and regulations
ⓘ
survey of land and population ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy | land rent system ⓘ |
| introducedReform |
judicial reforms
ⓘ
land tenure reforms ⓘ reorganization of governance ⓘ taxation reforms ⓘ village administration reforms ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalBasis | British occupation during Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dutch East Indies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAdministrator | Thomas Stamford Raffles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Java (1811) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficial | John Fendall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British expansion in Asia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dutch colonial rule in Java ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | Dutch cultivation-based revenue system in Java ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
foundation for later Dutch administrative reforms
ⓘ
short-lived British control over Java ⓘ |
| startEvent | British invasion of Java (1811) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1811 ⓘ |
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