For more details on this topic, see History of Jakarta.
The former Stadhuis of Batavia, the seat of Governor General of VOC. The building now serves as Jakarta History Museum, Jakarta Old Town area.
Dutch Batavia in the 17th Century, built in what is now North Jakarta
The Jakarta area was part of the fourth century Indianized kingdom of Tarumanagara. In ADÂ 39, King Purnawarman established Sunda Pura as a new capital city for the kingdom, located at the northern...
