Second Javanese War of Succession

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The Second Javanese War of Succession was an early 18th-century dynastic conflict in the Mataram Sultanate on Java, marked by rival royal claimants and significant Dutch East India Company intervention in Javanese politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict
war of succession
chronologicalPosition second of the three Javanese Wars of Succession
conflictScope regional
conflictType civil war
endTime 1723
era early 18th century
followed First Javanese War of Succession
followedBy Third Javanese War of Succession
hasCause disputed royal succession in the Mataram Sultanate
intervention of the Dutch East India Company in Javanese politics
rival claims to the Javanese throne
weakening of central authority in Mataram
historicalContext decline of the Mataram Sultanate
expansion of Dutch commercial and political power in Southeast Asia
involves VOC military expeditions in Java
court intrigues in Kartasura
locatedIn Dutch East Indies
Java
Mataram Sultanate
locatedInPresentDay Indonesia
mainTheater Central Java
linked to: Java
opponent Amangkurat III
Pakubuwono I
opposedBy some Javanese nobles loyal to Amangkurat III
participant Dutch East India Company
Javanese royal factions
Mataram Sultanate
supporters of Amangkurat III
supporters of Pakubuwono I
partOf history of Java
history of the Mataram Sultanate
primaryBelligerent Amangkurat III faction
linked to: Amangkurat III

Pakubuwono I faction
relatedTo Dutch East India Company
Javanese monarchy
Mataram Sultanate
result consolidation of VOC political power on Java
exile of Amangkurat III
further weakening of Mataram sovereignty
increased Dutch East India Company influence in Mataram
victory of Pakubuwono I
significance contributed to the fragmentation of Javanese political authority
helped pave the way for later Dutch colonial domination of Java
marked a turning point in Dutch intervention in Javanese court politics
startTime 1719
supportedBy Dutch East India Company
supportedSide Pakubuwono I

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Mataram Sultanate majorWar Second Javanese War of Succession
Treaty of Giyanti mainParties Mataram royal factions and Dutch East India Company
linked to: Second Javanese War of Succession
Third Javanese War of Succession chronologicalPredecessor Second Javanese War of Succession
Third Javanese War of Succession follows Second Javanese War of Succession