Zuid Midden Timor under the Dutch Control 1905-1942

This study is aimed at retracing the Dutch colonial government in South Middle Timor or Zuid Midden Timor in the beginning of 20th century. Intending to expand its controlled territories, to exploit the sandalwood trade and introduce Christianity, the colonial government then domiclied in Kupang entered the inland parts of Timor island, to be prescisely in Molo in 1905. The Ducth colonial government defeated the local meos (soldiers), the Molo meo, Amabuan meo and the Amanatun meo. These three regions were later formed as a governmental administration zone by the East Indies, equivalent to a l... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Sarlota Naema Sipa
A. M. Djuliati Suroyo
Endang Susilowati
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: IHiS (Indonesian Historical Studies), Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 25-36 (2017)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Master Program of History
Department of History
Faculty of Humanities
Diponegoro University
Schlagwörter: Zuid Midden Timor / Colonial power / Administrative changes / History of Asia / DS1-937
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.14710/ihis.v1i1.1240

This study is aimed at retracing the Dutch colonial government in South Middle Timor or Zuid Midden Timor in the beginning of 20th century. Intending to expand its controlled territories, to exploit the sandalwood trade and introduce Christianity, the colonial government then domiclied in Kupang entered the inland parts of Timor island, to be prescisely in Molo in 1905. The Ducth colonial government defeated the local meos (soldiers), the Molo meo, Amabuan meo and the Amanatun meo. These three regions were later formed as a governmental administration zone by the East Indies, equivalent to a landschaap and were later combined in an onderafdelling-level administration unit called Zuid Midden Timor, with Molo as its capital city. As the capital city, Molo housed all public administration affairs, markets and shops, which were all centered in Molo. Until the end of the Dutch control in 1942, the Dutch colonial government had left its influences in culture, education, social aspects and governmental politics.