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History of Klungkung Bali

By Nick | October 16th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

The town of Klungkung is the capital of Klungkung regency, which includes the islands surrounding Nusa Lembongan. Most tourists don’t visit Klungkung, but it has an important history.

 

Islam wasn’t sharp enough to convert the Balinese

By Nick | October 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

Bali is a Hindu island in the middle of a predominately Muslim country. At one stage much of Indonesia was Hindu and the Majapahit empire, was eventually taken over , in 1515, by the Muslim Mataram empire. Why was Bali not taken over and how did it stay Hindu, when islands to the east, including [...]