Examples of attitudes that prove that Prince Diponegoro loves his homeland (Nusantara / Indonesia):
Resistance to invaders
He is willing to sacrifice for the people and region
Even at the end of his life, he was exiled to Makassar
He was also a leader who was able to gather the power of the people to fight for their rights and restore the sovereignty of the natives from the grip of Dutch colonialism.
Further explanation
Prince Diponegoro was the eldest son of Sultan Hamengkubuwana III, the third king in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. Born on November 11, 1785 in Yogyakarta under the name Mustahar from a concubine named R.A. Mangkarawati, a garwa ampeyan (concubine's wife) who came from Pacitan. As a child, Prince Diponegoro was named Bendara Raden Mas Antawirya.
Diponegoro married at least 9 women in his life, namely:
B.R.A. Retna Madubrangta second daughter Kyai Gedhe Dhadhapan;
R.A. Supadmi who was later given the name R.A. Retnakusuma, daughter of Raden Tumenggung Natawijaya III, Regent of Panolan, Jipang;
R.A. Retnadpassed a Kyai daughter in the Southern region of Jogjakarta;
R.Ay. Citrawati, daughter of Raden Tumenggung Rangga Parwirasentika with a concubine's wife;
R.A. Maduretno, daughter of Raden Rangga Prawiradirjo III with Ratu Maduretna (daughter of HB II), so R.A Maduretna is a half-sibling with Sentot Prawiradirdja, but another mother;
R.Ay. Ratnaningsih Putri Raden Tumenggung Sumaprawira, regent of Jipang Kepadhangan;
R.A. Retnakumala daughter of Kyahi Guru Kasongan;
R.Ay. Ratnaningrum daughter of Prince Penengah or Dipawiyana II.
Syarifah Fathimah Wajo daughter Datuk Husain (Woman from Wajo, Makassar), her grave is in Makassar. Syarifah Fatima The full text is Syarifah Fatima Wajo binti Datuk Husain bin Datuk Ahmad bin Datuk Abdullah bin Datuk Thahir bin Datuk Thayyib bin Datuk Ibrahim bin Datuk Qasim bin Datuk Muhammad bin Datuk Nakhoda Ali bin Husain Jamaluddin Asghar bin Husain Jamaluddin Akbar.
As a tribute to Diponegoro's services in fighting colonialism. In several major cities in Indonesia, there is Jalan Diponegoro Street. The city of Semarang also gave appreciation so that Prince Diponegoro's name would always be alive.
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Prince Diponegoro
Indonesia figure
Details
Class: high school
Subject: history
Keywords: Diponegoro, homeland, figure
