Question

Who were the kalangs? What was their field of expertise

Answer 1

THE KALANGS OF JAVA WERE A COMMUNITY OF SKILLED FOREST CUTTERS AND SHIFTING CULTIVATORS.WITHOUT THEIR EXPERTISE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HARVEST TEAK AND FOR THE KINGS TO BUID THEIR PALACES.

Answer 2

aThe Kalangs were a skilled community of woodcutters and shifting cultivators. They were considered valuable due to their skills that were required to harvest teak and engage in other construction activities. Their value can be gauged from the fact that when the Mataram kingdom of Java split in 1755, the 6000 Kalang families were equally divided between the kingdoms.

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