Asian Geographic - April 2018

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20th
century Bce
Bali is inhabited by
migrating Austronesian
Taiwanese peoples

14th
century
The Hindu Majapahit
Empire of Java, which
rules parts of Sumatra,
Borneo, Sulawesi and
Papua, founds a
Balinese colony

15th
century
Majapahit scholars,
artists, priests and
musicians flee to
Bali, transforming the
community to a primarily
Hindu one

16th
century
Bali’s golden era of art
and governance. It begins
trade with Holland

17th
century
The Gelgel Kingdom rules
Bali, but political chaos
spells its demise

island of the gods: how Bali came to Be

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