short note on kalangs of java
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The kalangs of Java were a community of skilled forest cutters and shifting cultivators. They were so valuable that in 1755 when the Mataram
kingdom of Java split, the 6,000 Kalang families were equally divided between the 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 18th 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
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The Kalangs belonged to Java. They were a community of skilled forest cutters and shifting cultivators.
They were important because without their expertise it was difficult to harvest teak.
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(i) In 1755 when the Mataram kingdom of Java split, the 6000 Kalang families were equally divided between the two kingdoms.
(ii) When the Dutch gained control of Javanese forests in the 18th century they tried to make the Kalangs’ work under them, to exploit timber of the forest. Though the Kalangs resisted by attacking the Dutch fort at Joava, the uprising was suppressed.
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