"The question now is why June 22? I think it is practical. According to [Hussein] Jayadiningrat, the author of Banten, Fatahillah seized Sunda Kelapa on 12 Rabiulawal of the Islamic calendar corresponding to June 22, 1527,” Andi told Kompas.com on Sunday, June 21.
The then-mayor agreed on the selected date because he wanted to eliminate the concept of colonialism in Jakarta.
(Writer : Ryana Aryadita Umasugi | Editor : Jessi Carina)
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