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“. In 1289 Kublai Khan sent ambassadors to Java, demanding tribute and submission to the Yuan dynasty. Kertanegara arrested the envoys, branded their faces, cut off their ears and sent them back to China. As will be revealed later, what happened next had profound consequences for the Majapahit empire. ” “. In 1289 Kublai Khan sent ambassadors to Java, demanding tribute and submission to the Yuan dynasty. Kertanegara arrested the envoys, branded their faces, cut off their ears and sent them back to China. As will be revealed later, what happened next had profound consequences for the Majapahit empire.”

“The whole of Java is immediately subject to the Netherlands. There is no question of tribute, or levy, or alliance. The Javanese is a Dutch subject. The King of the Netherlands is his king. The descendants of his former princes and lords are Dutch officials. They are appointed, transferred, promoted, dismissed by the Governor-General, who rules in the name of the King. The criminal is convicted and sentences under a law made in The Hague. The taxes the Javanese pays flow into the Exchequer of the Netherlands.”

“Kelak, sendainya ketika pulau Jawa tak lagi punya hiasan berupa musim semi yang berlangsung sepanjang masa, tak lagi punya panorama alam yang memesona, juga tak lagi punya rimbanya yang perawan, pula tak lagi ada kota-kota yang ramai oleh beragam suku bangsa, di mana bisa kau jumpai perpaduan keanggunan ala India dan kemewahan khas Eropa; atau pada akhirnya ketika pulau itu bisa bersih dari para bidadarinya yang menggairahkan, dan menyisakan hanya kawanan burung gelatik, maka sudah seharusnya kunjungan ziarah ke tanah Jawa tetap dilakukan demi mempelajari samai pada tingkat mana alam liar ini bisa menandingi kemampuan manusia dalam mencipta irama.”