Articles tagged ‘majapahit’

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 [...]

 

The Legend of Dalem Bedaulu: Bali

By BootsnAll | June 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

I have never been one for Guide books although I must admit they are handy sometimes when you have to find accommodation in a hurry. The trouble with guidebooks is that no sooner are they printed, the information available inside them is out of date. By that I mean that restorans close down and hotels [...]

 

Bali: What made it special?

By Nick | December 11th, 2005 | 2 Comments »

Bali's lack of natural deep water harbors meant it was never a big trading port. The Muslim seafarers of history bypassed Bali for the most part, preferring Lombok and the islands to the east. Bali did become dominated by the Hindu Majapahit empire from eastern Java starting in 1343. When that fell around 1500 there [...]