Solo History

Surakarta evolved from the territory of a village called Village Sala, on the banks of the Solo. Dutch scholar who examined the manuscript Bujangga Manik, J. Noorduyn, Sala Village suspect that this is near (if not indeed in there) one of the crossings ("mining") in Solo which was mentioned in the copper plate "Charter Trowulan I" (1358, in English called "Ferry Charter ") as" Wulayu ". Travel Manuscript Bujangga Beads from around akir the 15th century mentions that the figure crossed the "Ci Wuluyu". In the 17th century in place is also reported to have crossings in the area of "clover" (now is still the name of the village / village in the district Pasarkliwon).


The incident which sparked the founding of this city is berkobarnya rebellion Sunan Kuning ("Geger Pacinan") in the reign of Sunan Pakubuwono (PB) II, king Kartasura 1742. Rebellion can be crushed with the help of VOC and can be retaken Kartasura palace, but to sacrifice the loss of some territory legacy of Mataram in return for assistance given VOC. Palace buildings have been destroyed and is considered "tainted". Sunan Pakubuwana II and ordered Tumenggung Honggowongso (small named Joko Sangrib or Kentol Surawijaya, later given the title Tumenggung Arungbinang I) and Tumenggung Mangkuyudo and commander of Dutch troops, Jab van Hohendorff, to locate the capital city / new palace. For that built the new palace 20 km to the southeast of Kartasura, in 1745, precisely in the village of Sala at the edge of the Solo River. The name "Solo" is given as the name of "graduation" for the new government center. (Note-old record called shape between "Salakarta"). Construction of this palace, according to records using teak wood from the region Kethu Alas, forests near Wonogiri City and wood washed away through Solo. Officially, the palace began to be occupied on February 17, 1745 (or Wednesday in 1670 Dates Pahing 14 Sura Java, Wuku Landep Sancaya Windu).

Applicability Giyanti Agreement (February 13, 1755) causes the center of government Kasunanan Surakarta Surakarta, with its king PB III. Yogyakarta became the administrative center of Yogyakarta Sultanate, with its king Mangkubumi (Sultan Hamengkubuwono (HB) I). Palace and the city of Yogyakarta was built in 1755, with the system of the same city of Surakarta who first built.
Salatiga Agreement in 1757 expanded the area of this city, given the region north of the palace to the Prince Sambernyawa (Mangkunagara I). Since then, Sala is a town with two administrative systems, which is valid until 1945, during the War of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia (RI).