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nusantaraImportant Links:
• Dutch Ethical Policy
• Wiki of Indonesia's history
• Wiki time line, more specifically this
• Another nice history page
I'm mostly going to stay away from most historical events and focus on what Indonesia would be presented like in Hetalia to save everyone's sanity. The links above provide a really good base about Indonesian history, and I'll be using my own familial background and actual history to play her
Indonesia wasn't always representative of the whole chain of archipelago when she was small. In fact, she had a good number of parental/guardian like figures. They consisted of the Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sunda, and Maluku. While she wasn't the closest to everyone, she absorbed a lot of the cultures of these 'parental' islands. She was particularly close to Java, Sumatra, Sulawsi, and Sunda. They taught her about the ancient kingdoms and the rich culture that were scattered all over the thousands of islands. The most powerful of these islands was Java, and Indonesia, then Nusantara, looked up to him a great deal. Nusantara (Indonesia) was a very small, innocent embodiment of what would eventually become the Dutch East Indies and eventually Indonesia. There were a few other 'baby' nations she considered siblings. Malaya (present day Malaysia) and Temasek (present day Singapore). While they had a lot in common in the beginning, future events would cause a big divide in their relationships and only until the latter half of the 20th century would they come together once again.
Things began changing when foreigners, at first Arabian, Indian, and Chinese traders, came to her lands. They were welcomed, spreading their culture to integrate in the local cultures. While things seemed to be going well, and Nusantara seemed happy, she was too young at the time to realize things were not all well. Then the European nations arrived, mostly Portugal at the beginning. Nusantara was still too young to understand what was going on, but she started to see the impact the foreigners were having on everyone she knew. She still didn't reject the nations who wanted to trade, though. She started coming out of her own shell more, showing a good deal of hospitality towards the Portuguese and the British. Then one day she met the Dutch traders, and a lot of things began to change.
Nusantara was very open and curious about the Netherlands at first. She'd only heard things from Portugal and a bit from England, but something was just so interesting about the Netherlands to her. Her curiosity was met with positive things, but in the end a lot of hardship. The Netherlands sought to monopolize what was dubbed as the 'East Indies', and that meant removing Portugal, Spain, and the British Empire. As this was going on, a lot of the island guardians Nusantara grew up with were beginning to weaken greatly and even pass away. With their 'deaths', they bequeathed their legacy, cultures, people, and duties to her. There was a prophecy made that Nusantara would become one, a united nation of her own, after three hundred years of a European nation ruling over her, followed by a few years of an Asian nation having control over her. With this prophecy, Nusantara believed hard times must happen in order for her to became a free and united nation.
By the time the VOC bankrupted, Nusantara was more isolated than she was ever before. Once Java fell, she realized the only nation she really knew well was the nation who probably caused the most damage to her former guardians. A lot of the naivete Nusantara had went away and she had to grow up. The Netherlands instructed her to become the Dutch East Indies and uphold the culture of the islands that had raised her. While that sounded nice, Indies (formerly Nusantara) was quickly colonized and became the property of the Netherlands. She really didn't know what else to do, so she accepted the title of the Dutch East Indies. She knew becoming a colony of his meant giving up a lot of familial ties to other nations in South East Asia.
She wasn't happy about the new relationship between her and the Netherlands to say the least. There were a lot of fights, but at the same time they knew they needed something from each other; she learned a lot of things the Netherlands, and she grew up under him. Indies really matured by the mid 19th and early 20th century, and her the relationship with him began to change around this time. After hundred of years of the two cultures integrating with each other, the Netherlands attitude and treatment began to change more of a familial responsibility from the previous mercantilism-centric approach. She started to learn about more about the outside world and how to do things as a nation, and she was getting a lot bigger and powerful. Europe was weakened by the effects of World War I, and that included the Netherlands. Indies started to call herself Indonesia, which was open defiance to the Netherlands due to the implication the name Indonesia meant she would one day be a sovereign nation. The Netherlands was helping her grow, but maybe it was too quickly for him to keep her under his control.
Before the events World War II, Indonesia (still called The Dutch East Indies back then.) gained allies in secrecy, one being Japan. Indonesia admired the power Japan had gained so quickly, and being neighbors, Indonesia thought it would be a good idea to befriend Japan. The Netherlands and Japan spent a good deal of time together, and so Indonesia was very familiar with him. Indonesia believed with the guidance and friendship of Japan, she would earn her own independence and become a powerful nation. She thought of Japan as her big brother during this time, but she made sure the Netherlands did not know of their relations. She had seen how much colonialism had changed her malay siblings and former allies such as India and the most of South East Asia. She wanted them to be free and together as they once were, even if this hope was naive.
*I'd like to make a note that Hetalia is a comedy series, and such dark elements as human rights atrocities/war time violence is something I do not take lightly and do not wish to force upon/rp. I rather be as sensitive as possible, not only for being respectful, but due to my own preferences/beliefs. .
• Dutch Ethical Policy
• Wiki of Indonesia's history
• Wiki time line, more specifically this
• Another nice history page
I'm mostly going to stay away from most historical events and focus on what Indonesia would be presented like in Hetalia to save everyone's sanity. The links above provide a really good base about Indonesian history, and I'll be using my own familial background and actual history to play her
Indonesia wasn't always representative of the whole chain of archipelago when she was small. In fact, she had a good number of parental/guardian like figures. They consisted of the Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sunda, and Maluku. While she wasn't the closest to everyone, she absorbed a lot of the cultures of these 'parental' islands. She was particularly close to Java, Sumatra, Sulawsi, and Sunda. They taught her about the ancient kingdoms and the rich culture that were scattered all over the thousands of islands. The most powerful of these islands was Java, and Indonesia, then Nusantara, looked up to him a great deal. Nusantara (Indonesia) was a very small, innocent embodiment of what would eventually become the Dutch East Indies and eventually Indonesia. There were a few other 'baby' nations she considered siblings. Malaya (present day Malaysia) and Temasek (present day Singapore). While they had a lot in common in the beginning, future events would cause a big divide in their relationships and only until the latter half of the 20th century would they come together once again.
Things began changing when foreigners, at first Arabian, Indian, and Chinese traders, came to her lands. They were welcomed, spreading their culture to integrate in the local cultures. While things seemed to be going well, and Nusantara seemed happy, she was too young at the time to realize things were not all well. Then the European nations arrived, mostly Portugal at the beginning. Nusantara was still too young to understand what was going on, but she started to see the impact the foreigners were having on everyone she knew. She still didn't reject the nations who wanted to trade, though. She started coming out of her own shell more, showing a good deal of hospitality towards the Portuguese and the British. Then one day she met the Dutch traders, and a lot of things began to change.
Nusantara was very open and curious about the Netherlands at first. She'd only heard things from Portugal and a bit from England, but something was just so interesting about the Netherlands to her. Her curiosity was met with positive things, but in the end a lot of hardship. The Netherlands sought to monopolize what was dubbed as the 'East Indies', and that meant removing Portugal, Spain, and the British Empire. As this was going on, a lot of the island guardians Nusantara grew up with were beginning to weaken greatly and even pass away. With their 'deaths', they bequeathed their legacy, cultures, people, and duties to her. There was a prophecy made that Nusantara would become one, a united nation of her own, after three hundred years of a European nation ruling over her, followed by a few years of an Asian nation having control over her. With this prophecy, Nusantara believed hard times must happen in order for her to became a free and united nation.
By the time the VOC bankrupted, Nusantara was more isolated than she was ever before. Once Java fell, she realized the only nation she really knew well was the nation who probably caused the most damage to her former guardians. A lot of the naivete Nusantara had went away and she had to grow up. The Netherlands instructed her to become the Dutch East Indies and uphold the culture of the islands that had raised her. While that sounded nice, Indies (formerly Nusantara) was quickly colonized and became the property of the Netherlands. She really didn't know what else to do, so she accepted the title of the Dutch East Indies. She knew becoming a colony of his meant giving up a lot of familial ties to other nations in South East Asia.
She wasn't happy about the new relationship between her and the Netherlands to say the least. There were a lot of fights, but at the same time they knew they needed something from each other; she learned a lot of things the Netherlands, and she grew up under him. Indies really matured by the mid 19th and early 20th century, and her the relationship with him began to change around this time. After hundred of years of the two cultures integrating with each other, the Netherlands attitude and treatment began to change more of a familial responsibility from the previous mercantilism-centric approach. She started to learn about more about the outside world and how to do things as a nation, and she was getting a lot bigger and powerful. Europe was weakened by the effects of World War I, and that included the Netherlands. Indies started to call herself Indonesia, which was open defiance to the Netherlands due to the implication the name Indonesia meant she would one day be a sovereign nation. The Netherlands was helping her grow, but maybe it was too quickly for him to keep her under his control.
Before the events World War II, Indonesia (still called The Dutch East Indies back then.) gained allies in secrecy, one being Japan. Indonesia admired the power Japan had gained so quickly, and being neighbors, Indonesia thought it would be a good idea to befriend Japan. The Netherlands and Japan spent a good deal of time together, and so Indonesia was very familiar with him. Indonesia believed with the guidance and friendship of Japan, she would earn her own independence and become a powerful nation. She thought of Japan as her big brother during this time, but she made sure the Netherlands did not know of their relations. She had seen how much colonialism had changed her malay siblings and former allies such as India and the most of South East Asia. She wanted them to be free and together as they once were, even if this hope was naive.
*I'd like to make a note that Hetalia is a comedy series, and such dark elements as human rights atrocities/war time violence is something I do not take lightly and do not wish to force upon/rp. I rather be as sensitive as possible, not only for being respectful, but due to my own preferences/beliefs. .
