The Story of Bali, the Last Hindu Kingdom in Southeast Asia | Hinduism in Indonesia

Hello and welcome. In this video we explore the fascinating history of Southeast Asia's last Hindu kingdom in Bali.
For a brief history of Bali see:
Robert Pringle, A Short History of Bali: Indonesia’s Hindu Realm
(Maryborough, Victoria: Allen & Unwin, 2004).
For more information on the cultural and social history of Hinduism in Indonesia see:
Adrian Vickers, “Hinduism and Islam in Indonesia: Bali and the Pasisir World,” Indonesia 44 (1987)
Sankarankutty Nair, “Indo Bali Relations in Pre-Modern Times a Peep into Bali’s Life and Culture,” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 67 (2006-2007)
For a brief history of Indonesia see:
M.C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1200 (Palgrave McMillan, 2001)

[@StoicHistorian]

Hindu societies outside of India is always an interesting story, great vid!

[@storiesinhistory]

Thanks! I agree, it's so fascinating

[@deanbowie3774]

In the 18th century in Java there was still the last Hindu kingdom, namely the Blambangan Kingdom. The Blambangan Kingdom also became a colony of the Gelgel & Mengwi Kingdoms from Bali. That's why Blambangan culture has a very strong Balinese influence, where Blambangan is now in Banyuwangi, on the border with Bali. But because of the actions of the VOC, this kingdom disappeared. In an effort to control Blambangan, the VOC ordered the Mataram Sultanate from central Java to attack it with the help of the VOC. The VOC promoted that this was a holy war, a jihad war against the last Hindu kingdom on Java. The VOC also said this was a revenge mission for the previous sultans who had failed to control this region. Finally, the Bayu War (Puputan Bayu) broke out where the Blambangan people were almost wiped out by the genocide of Mataram Islam and the VOC. After completion, this area was opened for plantations for VOC export commodities, but because the population was depleted, the VOC brought in ethnic Javanese Mataraman and ethnic Madurese to work on the land.
There is one last Hindu kingdom outside Bali that still exists, namely the Cakranegara Kingdom in Lombok, East Bali. Lombok Island was once controlled by the Karangasem Kingdom from Bali, but in its development, the Lombok Karangasem Dynasty separated from Bali and became an independent country, establishing Cakranegara City. In controlling Lombok, the Dutch asked for help from the Sakra Kingdom, a Muslim kingdom in the east of Lombok. The Sakra Kingdom was assisted by the Gowa Sultanate from Sulawesi and Sumbawa to fight Cakranegara from a long time ago. The Dutch took advantage of this to control Lombok, because the Dutch knew that Muslims were easier to control, fool and mobilize than non-Muslims for the sake of Dutch or VOC rule before. Finally Cakranegara fell in the 19th century and much of its treasures were looted to the Netherlands, now much of it is stored in Leiden, the Netherlands. At the end of last year the Indonesian government succeeded in repatriating a lot of looted colonial property, including from Lombok Cakranegara.
Islamization in Indonesia spread more easily because of Dutch support. The Dutch saw that ignorance in the Islamic community in the archipelago was easier for them to control than in non-Islamic areas

[@newbabies923]

Easier to fooled😂 bruuhh In Indonesia muslims were already more civilzed and modernized compared to non Muslims who still pagan inculding balinese who became a human zoo for Dutch people😂 . Not to mention balinese even still naked at that time untill early 90s😂

[@tivo3720]

Hinduism was always present in the South east Asian countries. Even if u dig the soil ... Hindu history would come up.

[@storiesinhistory]

Indeed! Hinduism influences South east Asian even today. The Ramayana remains a foundation text throughout the region

[@pustakarileks7404]

​@@storiesinhistorygo to yogyakarta in prambanan temple, you will see muslim who dancing ramayana theatrical there, even I'm muslim but my name is very hinduism 😅

[@gj8872]

​@@pustakarileks7404pustak means book in hindi😅

[@pustakarileks7404]

@@gj8872 yes, meaning in indonesia it's close, in indonesia pustaka mean library

[@leackbarack]

Nice video, thanks for this video
bali memang mempunyai banyak cerita dan adat yang beragam, unik dan menarik untuk dipelajari
Salam dari Indonesia, i'm Balinese people

[@samwrought5650]

🇰🇭💙🇮🇩 especially Bali

[@samwrought5650]

@@Axelandruromanus terimah casih Banyak 🙏🏽😊

[@tyrannicalgod6064]

Indonesia was never meant to be a Muslim country.

[@johnbooth1110]

Amandari 150ad Ubud Bali records how a hindu sage came to Ubud from India following a ball of light, the place was called Amandari

[@jjsdumbshit2792]

nice video, im from bali and i found this very interesting to learn more about my island

[@Greywolf-gf7dp]

great vid

[@theholyghost]

This is great.

[@cheetosrdelish9495]

Great video. Bali is a very interesting place and so is their history. Indonesia in general is just a fascinating place. I recently read "The People of Bali" by Angela Hobart & Albert Leeman. It's a great read and it really complements this video and other books on the subject.

[@storiesinhistory]

Excellent, thanks for watching. I'll have to check out Hobar and Leeman's book

[@chantra2280]

Amazing, Fantastic, Mind blowing!

[@storiesinhistory]

thanks mom!

[@tivo3720]

Save the cham hindu 🙏

[@pustakarileks7404]

Majapahit discontinued singashari, read at raden vijaya who banished mongol empire

[@VikashKumar-qj2ww]

🇮🇳

[@A_itsar]

So historically the malay archipelago is the most religion fluid in the whole world

[@newbabies923]

Silk way/road . That also happened in central asia as it was the land silk road

[@miskofilo2910]

🌈🙏🕉️☮️🌈💓🌈....ITS NOT HINDU!!!.....ITS VEDIC!!!...🌈🕉️🍀🌈

[@shubham8880]

Atleast being a hindu o dint wish to behead you

[@sarahfaith4761]

it’s being islamized badly

[@saumensingh9482]

Hindu warrior caste Kshatriyas founded all nations in Northern hemisphere. R1a1aY/R1a1Y is the conqueror. Look how many groups from India Iran en$laved whites.
👉Since 800 BC. whites (Celt R1bY,Vened R1aY) & G.Steppe tribals are en$laved by Aryas (CimmeArya, Saka, Sauromata, Alani, Roxolani, TochaArya, Kushan, Wushun, Xiangno, Khotan) from India-Iran.
👉Whites r next en$laved by Mittani Arya descent Roman.
👉En$laved by Xiangno, Khotan descent Hun.
👉En$laved by Irani Arya led Moors.
👉En$laved by Turk, Mongol. Lords of T-M tribals are Tocha-Arya, Khotan Arya. Tribals don't give birth to conquerors. Rulers aren't subject's race even though they speak subject's language. R1a1aY/R1a1Y is the conqueror, it's in all later conquerors of Mediterranean, Europe, China, Tibet, C.Asia, SE.Asia, Arabia, Judea, Middle East.
In 2k BCs Aryas from India first conquered upto Anatolia by Mittani-Hatti-Hari. In 1k BCs Aryas conquered Greece-Italy & North.

[@SomasAcademy]

Go away Saumen

[@chronikhiles]

On behalf of Hindus, I apologise for this man spewing pseudohistory and chauvinism.

[@saumensingh9482]

@@chronikhiles Listen wh!te (Celts,Picts) tribals. Aryas (R1a1a/R1a1) are rulers of British Irish isles. First in 1st c BC Mittani descents Roman invaded, built temples for RgVedic Mitra. Next by Sauromata, there's RgVedic Danu. Next by Saka (Saxon). Saka Sauromatas have conquered Europe from Aryavart's Gandhar. Some Sauromatas might have landed little before Roman.
Lastly by Norse/Normans in 11th c. Norse, Goths are fresh Aryas from the Ganges, penetrated Europe not before 4th c. Evidences 👉Gupta age Vishnu idol in Volga Russia.👉Vimana like structures in Europe's castles, churches are certainly not Greco-Roman. 👉Timber built Kiev, Novogorod are replication of Mauryan-Gupta age cities. (Megastenes spoke Aryavart's timber built cities). 👉Timber architecture of Scandinavia still survives in the Himalayas. 👉Funerary cremation of N-G.👉Goths declared their Arya origin in various documents. 👉Baltic languages akin to modern North Indian. 👉Scandinavia named after lord Shiva's son Scanda or emperor Scanda Gupta. Scanda+Nauv, Nauv= Ship in Sanskrit.
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Undeniably Europe's kings are recent migrants. They all have turned white breeding with Celt, Pict, Venedi women like brown Jews have turned white. Roman & 10th c. IBN Fadlan described North races are Earth's f!lth!est. Can tribals of that state give birth to kings? Invade Greece, Italy, continents??? Apply common sense.

[@saumensingh9482]

@@chronikhiles Before Goth, Norse Aryas €n$l@ved Northern races were subjects of Cimmerian Saka Sauromata Alani Raslani kushan Wushun Xiangnu Khotan TochaArya. These Aryas traded them capturing from the woods to far flung countries. That's how chicken pox disease spread. They've l0w lacto tolerance, prone to C@ncer.

[@saumensingh9482]

@@chronikhiles Read history of rampant Feudalism in Europe. Positions of $uperi0r & inferi0r races are accurately showcased.

[@AryaPinatihWangBang-ik4qd]

Nice video, thanks for video. bali memang mempunyai banyak cerita dan adat yang beragam, unik dan menarik untuk dipelajari
Salam dari Indonesia, i'm Balinese people