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Reporter in Indonesia says colonial rule ended in 1945 but site suggests 1950. Please reconcile. Chris Hawke AP ---
Page says "although it is not particularly stable."
Is the instability political or geological?Vicki Rosenzweig
Recent violence may have harmed it's economy? I could put some recent history here is people want, but it gets pretty detailed in terms of the conflict, it might be better on a separate page - what do you think?
(I) the Moluccas proper or Ternate group, of which Halmahera is the largest and Ternate the capital; (2) the Bachjan, Obi, and Xulla groups; (3) the Amboyna group, of which Ceram (Serang) and Buru are the largest; (4) the Banda Islands (the spice ~r nutmeg islands par excellence); (5) the southeastern islands, comprising Timor-Laut or Tenimber, Larat, &c.; (6) the Kei Islands and the Aru Islands, of which the former are sometimes attached to the south-eastern group; and (7) the south-western islands or the Babar, Sermata, Leti, Damar, Roma and Wetar groups Are all these mentioned in their modern names? (Enc. Britt. 1911 ref.) Wetman 06:01, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be better to rename this article as 'Moluccas' ? To talk about the history and why the native population claimed independance within twelve months of the their transfer to Indonesian administration, one has to talk in terms of the Moluccas as understood by the western world and in historical context. And to have separate articles for Indonesia Maluka and North Maluka; all three could then refer to each other as needed, could such Maluka articles carry more of the Indonesian spin and tourism stuff?Daeron 07:26, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)
I've split the article—one entry for the subnational political entity that incorporates the South Moluccas, and one for the islands in the generalized history-geography-political unrest sense. Considering the boundaries aren't coterminus, this seems like the only prudent course of action. Thoughts? The Tom 08:21, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Interesting idea, although now we have two messy, incomplete articles about overlapping subjects. Aargh! Mark Richards 22:27, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I don't understand many of the changes made by 211.30.95.182 to the pre-1945 history i contributed: eg: the Dutch version of events concerning their first fort on Ambon has been restored. Mention of Islamic influence has been removed. Is this improvement? Adhib 18:13, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I don't understand it either. Mark Richards 22:27, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I changed the text "are part of Indonesian archipelago" which is wrong to "located on the Australian continental plate" ; which in revision should perhaps have been "located on the Australian continental shelf" for better clarification. Continental Island is (see Island) is correct but many people seem unaware of the term. Further checking finds a earlier edit in July concerning the alleged influx of Islam during the 14th century; however works covering 17th to 19th century make no mention of any such influence or legacy but instead specify a native society; also as the entire native society in modern times is Christian based it seems at odds with any such earlier Islamic influence which should have surrived; also elements such as the title and period used, made it look pretty certain that the person had gotten Islamic histories from other regions of modern Indonesia mistaken for the Moluccas.211.30.95.182 03:03, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
There's certainly independent evidence that Islam had reached these outer islands by the sixteenth century (in Jesuit and Dutch sources) although it was never deeply ingrained, which is fairly typical of Indonesian Islam. The sultans of Ternate and Tidore were Muslim: one of the reason they came into conflict with the Portuguese, who were imbued with the fanatical spirit of the Inquisition. The Dutch alliance with Islamic elements (as Protestants they were more hostile to Catholicism than to Islam) helped them establish themselves in the late 16th century. Leo Scheps
Cdc, Thank you for your interest in the topic and specifying why you reverted the sentence in question. I changed the sentence because of two reasons; first without time-travel the "Dutch colonial era" can not happen after the 'intergration' into Indonesia. So the sentence is currently nonsensical and requires editing. second, it is misrepresentative of the current political status; it suggests that the region was under a colonization process under the Dutch, and that it is not a colony under Indonesian occupation; which again is in error. If you do not believe the NGO reports about resource exploition and repression of the native populations rights; I have two fine videos confirming the current status I can send you, either on DVD or as a computer file. The people of the Moluccas seem to have a very strong case for stating that they are a colony of Indonesia.211.30.95.182 03:20, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- P.S. I have seen some of your comments on other discussion pages & have every respect, I know you were just correcting what at first appeared to be a unreasoned edit & that you needed to get my attention for the explanation. I hope the explanation is sufficent, and I am honest about the video. All Best :)211.30.95.182 03:29, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, I guess my phrasing was clunky; but changing it to simply say "occurred during the Indonesian colonial era" changes the meaning of the phrase as well; the wave of immigration being referred to began when Maluku was a Dutch colony, as a part of the Ethical Policy, as I recall. Anyway, I've changed it again to note that, and to not say "colonial" at all. By the way, I certainly believe that an NGO might make a good argument that the Indonesian government behaves in a colonial manner in Maluku - I've read plenty of argument along those lines - but it's a contentious point, and it would be against Wikipedia policy to represent the views of these NGOs and those they represent as the absolute truth. Cdc 05:26, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Melanesia, Indonesia, or something a little more liminal
I'm talking about ethnogeographic areas, not nationalities. Granted, the Moluccas/Maluku falls in an ethnic area of transition between the two very general terms "Indonesia" (referring not to the nation-state but rather the ethnogeographic area) and "Melanesia". This is understood. But it is misleading to simply refer to Moluccans as "Melanesian", as they at least equally as much Indonesian. Most Moluccan languages are Austronesian (admittedly not a disqualifier by any means as Fijian is an Austronesian language as well; most New Guinea languages, however, are non-Austronesian). In any event, perhaps some better term or at least a qualification is in order. Arjuna808 08:48, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Question
Could "the Moluccas", that is "Maluku", be derived from Meluhha? Either because settlers from Meluhha to Maluku named it that just as English settlers gave English names to North American places, or because Meluhha simply means port. (These two becauses blend together.)Rich 17:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] language and culture
Is there a reason to restrict this page to just history and geography? Why not include culture? --Gholton 23:58, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Religious History?
It's unclear when or how Islam came to this region. I'd like more information on this. Incidentally, I understand that this region is the setting of John Fletcher's 1621 _The Island Princess_, which depicts Portuguese Catholics dealing with the island's Muslim rulers (though of course Fletcher's understanding of Islam is pretty much nil). I was hoping to get a better sense of the region's religious history by reading this article. ThaddeusFrye 19:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Disambiguation
There is a commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo which is also called Maluku and it redirects here by mistake. Should we turn Maluku into a disambig page? AndrewRT(Talk) 20:19, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
