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Within Batavia's walls, wealthy Dutch built tall houses and pestilential
canals. Commercial opportunities attracted Indonesian and especially
Chinese immigrants, the increasing numbers creating burdens on the city.
Tensions grew as the colonial government tried to restrict Chinese
migration through deportations. On 9 October 1740, 5,000 Chinese were
massacred and the following year, Chinese inhabitants were moved to
Glodok outside the city walls.[3] The city began to move further south
as epidemics in 1835 and 1870 encouraged more people to move far south
of the port. The Koningsplein, now Merdeka Square, was completed in
1818, and Kebayoran Baru was the last Dutch-built residential area.[3]
In Indonesian National Revival era, Mohammad Husni Thamrin, a member
of Volksraad criticized the Colonial Government for ignoring the
development of kampung (inlander's area) while focusing the development
for the rich people in Menteng. He also talked on the issue of Farming
Tax and other taxes which burdened people. Some of his speeches are
still relevant in today's Jakarta. An important street in today's
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Andries-Beeckman---The-Castle-of-Batavia |
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The-castle-Batavia-1656 |
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The new Gate 1682 |
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De-KRUYS-KERCK( church)-op-BATAVIA-1682 |
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de-TYGERS-GRAFT(canal)-op-BATAVIA-1682 |
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GOEVERNUERS-HUYS-BINNENT-KASTEEL-1682 |
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Het-SLACHT-ofte-VLEES-HAL-op-BATATVIA-1682 |
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RAET-of-STADTHUYS-1682 |
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SPINHUYS-1682 |
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T-WEESHUYS(orphans)-op-BATAVIA-1682 |
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VIS(fish)-MARKT-op-BATAVIA-1682 |
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Batavia-Townhall-1770 |
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Plattegrond (map)-van-Batavia-1740 |
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De-stad (city)-Batavia-1682 |
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De-walls-of-Batavia-with-the-outside-Portugese-church-1709 |
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The-fort-Jacatra-outside-Batavia-in-1709 |
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The old castel gate-Batavia-1888 |
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Murdering of thousands of Chinese in
Batavia 1740 |
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Stadhuis-Batavia |
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