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Diponegoro

1785 - 1855

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Prince Diponegoro (Javanese: ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ, romanized: Dipånegårå; born Bendara Raden Mas Mustahar, ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦩꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦲꦂ; later Bendara Raden Mas Antawirya, ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦮꦶꦂꦪ; 11 November 1785 – 8 January 1855), also known as Dipanegara and Dipa Negara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule. The eldest son of the Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono III, he played an important role in the Java War between 1825 and 1830. After his defeat and capture, he was exiled to Makassar, where he died at 69 years old. His five-year struggle against the Dutch control of Java has become celebrated by Indonesians throughout the years, acting as a source of inspiration for the fighters in the Indonesian National Revolution and nationalism in modern-day Indonesia among others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diponegoro is the 7,017th most popular politician (down from 6,357th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Indonesia and the 11th most popular Indonesian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Diponegoro ranks 7,017 out of 19,576. Before him are Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, Saitō Makoto, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Sadyr Japarov, Ruth Dreifuss, and Baldwin III, Count of Flanders. After him are Yesü Möngke, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, Tiridates III of Parthia, Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, and John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, Diponegoro ranks 22. Before him are Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, John James Audubon, Adam Sedgwick, Carl Adolph Agardh, Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg, and Isabella Colbran. After him are Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hans Karl von Diebitsch, Friedrich Wieck, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, William Prout, and Victor de Broglie. Among people deceased in 1855, Diponegoro ranks 23. Before him are Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Jacques Charles François Sturm, Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, François Magendie, and Jean-Baptiste Isabey. After him are Antonio Rosmini, Louis-Mathieu Molé, John Canfield Spencer, Mariano Arista, Carl Anton von Meyer, and FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Diponegoro ranks 19 out of 158. Before him are Gajah Mada (1290), Kartini (1879), Anggun (1972), Enrique of Malacca (1495), Julius Darmaatmadja (1934), and Jan Toorop (1858). After him are Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925), Dharmakirti (700), George Uhlenbeck (1900), Lil Dagover (1887), Hendrik Brouwer (1581), and Adam Malik (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Indonesia

Among politicians born in Indonesia, Diponegoro ranks 11. Before him are Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), Joko Widodo (1961), B. J. Habibie (1936), Prabowo Subianto (1951), Mohammad Hatta (1902), and Gajah Mada (1290). After him are Adam Malik (1917), Tan Malaka (1897), Sutan Sjahrir (1909), Iskandar Muda (1583), Ma'ruf Amin (1943), and Ki Hajar Dewantara (1889).

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