Story and History of JAKARTA

There are two versions that explain the origins of the term Betawi.
The first version states that the name comes from the Betawi pelesetan the name of Batavia. Batavia, the name comes from the name given by JP Coen for the city to be built at the beginning of VOC in Jakarta. City of Batavia, which was built Coen is now called the old city or the City of Jakarta. Because of the foreign words with the indigenous communities of Batavia, but often with readable Betawi.

The second version states that have name Betawi oral literature that came from historical events that began from the attack of Sultan Agung (Mataram) to the city berbenteng, Batavia. Because of its spend - and the days have run out of ammunition, then the buah children (soldiers) JP Coen forced to make a cannonball from human waste human stools that are kepasukan Mataram, the odors are not tasty, in a spontaneous teams Mataram, which generally are people yelling out that Java tainted ... .. Tai, Tai tainted. Later in the conversation a day - the day is often called the City of Batavia, the city with the smell of Tai and the next change in the Betawi.

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