Beautiful tourism- Diponegoro Museum is located in Magelang Residency, northwestern town of Magelang. Although still included in the municipal area, where the museum is often considered a good distance from downtown. At the museum, we can see the relics of Prince Diponegoro during her stopover in the town of Magelang times of war.
Starting from the seat as Prince Diponegoro was arrested during the Dutch until she wore robes we can see. A lot of history we can learn there. The building had not changed much, its still like the old buildings, so that the charisma of Prince Diponegoro was still very pronounced.
July 20, 1825
Castle residence of Prince Diponegoro, Tegal Rejo
From the outside wall of gunfire was heard three times, the war has begun. North side, east and south of the Dutch troops had been besieged. Warriors who live on the west side fought hard. Lead by Joyomustopo and Joyoprawiro, soldiers pushed back. Force was far different. A man in a white robe with a white turban entwined in his head calmly and wisely chose to break down the west wall of the castle. With several times the buzz of the wall collapsed. A command to save the family and the army left. With all his soldiers, the white-robed men prefer to stay away to the west. A heavy decision for the safety of his family and his army.
"The war really was just about to begin" he thought to himself.
Kanjeng Prince Diponegoro
Born in Yogyakarta Palace on November 11, 1785, Bendoro named Raden Mas Ontowiryo and after adult degree Kanjeng Prince Diponegoro was the eldest son of Raden Ayu Mangkorowati (daughter of Regents Pacitan) concubine of lane III (HB III).
Prince Diponegoro was more interested in religious life and equality with the people, so that he would prefer to stay in the village of Tegalrejo.
Java War
During the leadership of HB V (1822), Prince Diponegoro not approve if the system of government are held by joint Danurejo Patih Dutch detective. The revolt culminated in 1825, after the Dutch made road connecting Yogyakarta and Magelang He passed the home page (now the railroad tracks). Dutch Prince did not ask permission to get resistance from the Prince and his army. Dutch have reason to arrest Prince Diponegoro because votes have rebelled, on July 20, 1825 surrounded his residence. Pressed, Prince and his troops and their families to escape to the west to the village in the district Dekso Kulonprogo, and continue south to arrive in Goa Selarong located five kilometers west of Bantul City.
While the Dutch are not successful capture of Prince Diponegoro burn down the residence of the Prince.
In Goa Selarong located in the hamlet Kentolan Lor, Guwosari Displays Bantul, the basis of Prince Diponegoro to strategize guerrilla against the Dutch. Prince occupies the western cave called the Cave Kakung, who is also a place of his hermitage. While Raden Ayu Retnaningsih (the most faithful mistress to accompany the Prince after his wife died two) and entourage occupy Goa Princess in the east.
Diponegoro War in history books written by Dutch writer called Java Oorlog (War Java), lasted until 1830. In this war, the Dutch loss of not less than 15,000 troops and spent up to 20 million guilders.
Making History Sasana Wiratama
Located about 4 miles from the center of Yogyakarta, an area of 2.5 hectares of land which was originally managed by the Department of Tourism and Culture, presented by the heirs of Prince Diponegoro, Raden Ayu Kanjangteng Diponegoro, to be a monument after signing a letter of submission with Hajar Dewantara and Kanjeng Nyi Raden Tumenggung Purejodiningrat. On top of land that now belonged to the Sultan's Palace from mid 1968 until August 19, 1969 built a monument in buildings that blend with the hall pringgitan right in the middle of the complex that was initiated by Major General Surono who was then Commander of Regional Military Command (Commander) and inaugurated by President Suharto. The place was then called Sasana Wiratama which means a place of soldiers.
Prince Diponegoro Monument is carved reliefs on the walls pringgitan with a length of 20 meters high and 4 feet, told state Tegalrejo village a peaceful and tranquil, Diponegoro's war against the Dutch Government to get caught in Magelang. This monument is a statue sculpted by artist Drs. Saptoto of Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI), assisted Sutopo, Sokodiharjo, and Askabul. On either side of the monument there are painting themselves in the west and Prince Prince painting was riding a black horse is ready to fight in the east.
Past the main gate, turn to the west, the pavilion is surrounded by museums, broken wall, the mess and library. In addition to building the pavilion, including the gate was made in 1970 until 1973 led Alm. Major General Widodo. While the broken wall is a relic and a Padasan Prince Diponegoro (Prince berwudlu place) located in front of the pavilion and the Stone Comboran (places to eat and drink the horses Prince) in the southeastern part of the marquee.
In front of the building located on the road in the village of HOS Cokroaminoto Tegalrejo, there is a statue of Lt. Gen. Urip Soemohardjo that reads "Order. Contre-ordre. Desordre! "On the east side and the Great General Sudirman reading" Do not be complacent "on the west side. The statue was only symbolic as a place to commemorate the struggle of the Indonesian nation to achieve independence. After passing through the gate there is an eight-foot wall shaped like a dome over the mosque at the top of a giant picture against a dragon. "The picture was significantly Butho Mekso Basuki Bawono ning which is Suryo Sengkolo Memet, sengkalan taking pictures" said Mr. Budiman in YogYES. Each Sengkalan a known meaning to read it backwards. Sengkalan which means 5281 has a meaning in 1825 as a sign of the outbreak of war Prince Diponegoro.
Heritage Goods
Diponegoro Museum collection numbering 100 pieces, which consist of a variety of authentic weapons from the army of Diponegoro war weapons, coins, precious stone and household appliances. Various weapons such as spears, dagger, sword, arrow, bandil (a kind of hammer made of iron), "patrem" (female warrior weapon), until "candrasa" (a sharp weapon that looks like a pin prick), a commonly used "telik password "(a spy) women. While a number of household items made of the 1700s made of brass consisting of a betel and "kecohan" him (where mebuang saliva), the "canting" (tools for batik), teapot "bingsing", bowl to various forms " Manekin "(a tool to to chew betel nut).
In this museum also saved two sacred weapons, a dagger with a curve of 21 named Kyai Omyang, artificial seornag masters who lived in the kingdom of Majapahit and the sword that came from the Kingdom of Demak. Both weapons are believed to resist the plague.
In addition, there is a small statue of Ganesha, rope horses pulled the carriage of HB VIII, a pair of Loro Blonyo statue and a pair of decorative lights. In the marquee can be seen set of gamelan owned by HB II made in 1752 in the form ketipung (small drum) and wilahan penembung boning made of wood and bronze-colored red and yellow. The whole "wilahan" or the iron is still the original, only wood that has been replaced gamelan since rotted with age. There is also a pair of cannon in front and one cannon to the east of the pavilion.
In addition to broken wall, and Stone Padasan Comboran, relics of another prince contained in Magelang (Book of the Qur'an, cups and kettle, Cloak Prince and Four tables and one chair), the Jakarta Museum Satria Mandala (horse saddle and lance) and a dagger owned Prince who has not been returned and are still stored in the Netherlands.
A Great Warrior's departure
After the war for five years and suffered large losses as well as promising 50,000 Gulden for who can catch Prince Diponegoro, the Netherlands has not been able arrested Prince.
February 16, 1830, Colonel Cleerens meet Prince Diponegoro in Remo Kamal, Bagelan, Purworejo, to encourage negotiations in Magelang. Prince agreed to this idea.
On On March 28, 1830, along with his army, Prince Diponegoro to meet Lieutenant Governor-General Mark de Kock. At the meeting Prince De Kock force to stop the war. The request was rejected Prince. But the Netherlands, through the Col Du Perron had been carefully prepared ambush. Prince and all his army had overpowered. That same day the Prince was exiled to Ungaran then taken to a House Residency Hyderabad.
On 5 April 1830 were taken to Batavia the ship Pollux.
11 April 1830 when he got in Batavia, he was detained in Stadhuis (now the Museum building Fatahillah).
30 April 1830, the Governor-General Van den Bosch sentence of exile on Prince Diponegoro, Retnaningsih, Tumenggung Diposono and wife, and other followers like Mertoleksono, Bull planthopper also Nyai Sotaruno to Manado.
May 3, 1830, the group departed by ship Pollux Prince and taken prisoner at Fort Amsterdam. The Dutch Prince is still a threat, because in this place still communicate with people.
In 1834 he was exiled separately. Prince together Retnaningsih exiled to Makassar, South Sulawesi, and on hold in Fort Rotterdam in strict supervision.
In this castle, the Prince could not move freely. Spend the days with Retnaningsih, Prince Diponegoro finally the last breath on January 8, 1855. The bodies he buried in Kampung Melayu Makassar, side by side with the tomb Retnaningsih.
After 151 years, leaving he continues to be a great loss for the nation of Indonesia. A spirit of struggle without know the word surrender.
Commemorating a great nation can in many ways. But if you want to have a closer look at the spirit of resistance of Prince Diponegoro, a broken wall will be a silent witness that will tell the story. A battered walls with his bare hands until the hole. Unusual scenery of course, and it is only in the Sasana Wiratama. (YogYES.COM: R. Shah)
Is a room petilasan Prince Diponegoro, located on the left wing Kedu Residency Hall built in 1810, save the history of Prince Diponegoro peningglan cunningly captured in a negotiation with the Dutch. Currently stored at the museum of historical objects, such as: desk chair he used anger in the form of wrinkles nails, high-sized robes 1:57 m, width 1.35 m made of shantung fabric, books tahrib, where prayer halls, 7 fruit cup place 7 kinds of his favorite beverage, and others.