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The Mataram Sultanate was one of the notable islamic sultanates of pre-colonial Indonesia. In the early 17th century, it i volved itself in a siege against the dutch-founded port of Batavia, which was unsuccessful. Eventually, Batavia would grow, enough to overshadow Mataram and then absorb it.
But what if the Mataram sultan had been more cautious and prepared for such a siege, or instead chose to leave the siege for later, when the area around Batavia had clearer supply routes? Thus, what if the dutch had been expelled from Java?
Without the growing wealth of the DEI, how would the Dutch Republic fare? Would it seek another colony elsewhere?
And, with an effectively independent Java, what are the effects?
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