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History

Bali's history and fortunes have often been determined by the larger islands surrounding it. Its ties with neighbouring Lombok, Java and Sumbawa have often been turbulent and bloody.

But Bali has remained a place of mystery and intense beauty, not only in its surroundings, but also in the romance, bravery and tragedy of its past.

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1 Since the Beginning of Time 1218
2 Of early traders and olden kingdoms 1329
3 Mighty Majapahit and Golden Bali 1253
4 Of foreign tricks and trade 1127
5 Colonial rule and Dutch rules 1317
6 Independence 1156

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History of Bali

Since the Beginning of Time
Bali has been inhabited for a long time. Sembiran, a village in no...
Independence
Throughout the 19th and 20th century relations with the Dutch were ...
Mighty Majapahit and Golden Bali
1343 AD, is an important date in Bali's history. It was then that ...
Of foreign tricks and trade
Bali was unknown to Europeans until the end of the fifteenth centur...
Colonial rule and Dutch rules
The puputan caused quite a stir in Europe and the United States and...
Of early traders and olden kingdoms
Bali was busy with trade from as early as 200 BC. The prasasti, or...