Question

Give a brief discussion about the wood cutter community of JAVA

Answer 1

The Kalangs of Java were a community of skilled forest cutters and shifting cultivators.They were so valuable in 1755 when the Mataram kingdom of Java split,the 6,000 Kalang families were equally divided between two kingdoms.Without their expertise,it would have been difficult to harvest teak and for the kings to build their palaces.When the Dutch began to gain control over the forests in the eighteenth century,they tried to make the Kalangs work under them.In 1770,the Kalangs resisted by attacking a Dutch fort at Joana,but the uprising was suppressed.