2.Java - Padi Island
Formerly Java Island was known as JawaDwipa. JawaDwipa is derived from Sanskrit meaning "Padi Island" and is mentioned in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The epic says "Jawadwipa, decorated with seven kingdoms, the Golden And Silver Island, rich in gold mines", as one of the farthest parts of the earth. The Greek geographer Ptolomeus also wrote about the existence of the "land of Gold" and "the land of Perak" and the islands, among others the island ""Iabadiu" meaning "Island of Rice".Ptolomeus mentions at the western end of Iabadiou (Jawadwipa) lies Argyre (the city of War). The city of Perak is most likely the ancient Sunda kingdom, Salakanagara which is located in the west of Java Island. Salakanagara in Sundanese history (Wangsakerta) is also called Rajatapura. Salaka is interpreted as silver while nagara is the same as the city, so Salakanagara is widely interpreted as a silver city.
In Java Island, there is also a large majapahit kingdom. Majapahit is listed as the largest kingdom in the archipelago that successfully unites the archipelago including Sumatra, the Malay peninsula, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Islands of Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Papua, and parts of the Philippine archipelago. In Wang Ta-yuan's account, Java's export commodities at the time were pepper, salt, cloth, and parrots. Its currency is made from a mixture of silver, lead, lead, and copper. In addition, the 1321 visit of the Roman monk Odorico da Pordenone mentions that the king's palace of Java was full of gold, silver, and jewel jewels.
According to many experts, the most buried island in the world is Java Island. This makes sense, because Java island has a very high concentration of volcanoes. Many active volcanoes in Java Island. This mountain is what causes the land of Java Island is very fertile with the content of nutrients needed by plants.Raffles, author of The History of Java, was amazed at the natural fertility of Java, which is unmatched in any hemisphere. "If all the land is utilized," he wrote, "it is certain that no region in the world can match the quantity, quality, and variety of plants produced by this island."
Java now supplies 53 percent of Indonesia's food needs. Rice farming is found in Java island because it has extraordinary fertility. Java island is said to be a barn of Indonesian rice. Java is also famous for its coffee called Javanese coffee. Rainfall and soil acidity in Java is perfect for coffee cultivation. Much better than Latin American or African coffee.Other agricultural products in the form of vegetables and fruits are also found in Java, e.g. peanuts, green beans, leeks, shallots, potatoes, cabbage, radish, petsai, beans, carrots, chickpeas, spinach, cucumbers, chilies, eggplants, siamese pumpkins, kidney beans, tomatoes, avocados, oranges, durian, duku, guava, guava, guava, guava bol, pineapple, mango, papaya, banana, sawo, salak, apple, grapes and hair. Even in Java is now tried to be planted wheat and palm trees. It is not impossible if the land in Java Island is used and processed to the maximum for agriculture then Java Island can be very rich only from agricultural products.
3.Small Sunda Islands (Bali, NTB and NTT) - Tourist Islands
Ptolemaeus mentioned that there are three islands named Sunda located in eastern India. Based on that information then European earth scientists used the word Sunda to name the region and some islands in eastern India. A number of islands that later formed in the Sunda plains were named using the term Sunda also namely The Sunda Besar Islands and The Lesser Sunda Islands. Sunda Besar Islands is a large island set consisting of Sumatra, Java, Madura and Kalimantan. While Sunda Kecil is a cluster of islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba, and Timor.
This small Sunda Islands area is known as a tourist area because of its stunning natural beauty. Since long ago there have been those who travel to this area. Rsi Markandiya's journey around the 8th century from Java to Bali, has traveled with the missions of diversity. Similarly, Empu Kuturan who developed the concept of Tri Sakti in Bali came around the 11th century. In 1920 tourists from Europe began to come to Bali. Bali in Europe is also known as the Island of God.
Elsewhere in the Lesser Sunda Islands precisely in the area of West Nusa Tenggara is known from the results of cattle in the form of horses, cows, and buffalo. Nusa Tenggara horse has been known to the world since hundreds of years ago. In the 13th century, West Nusa Tenggara sent horses to Java Island. West Nusa Tenggara is also known as a place of tourism of kings. The kings of the Kingdom of Bali built Narmada Park in 1727 AD in the island of Lombok to release the momentary fatigue from the routine in the kingdom.
Sunda Kecil area that is no less rich is East Nusa Tenggara, because in this area there are sandalwood that is very valuable. Sandalwood is a plant native to Indonesia that grows in the Province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sandalwood from East Nusa Tenggara has been traded since the beginning of the CENTURY AD. Since the beginning of the century AD, many traders from western Indonesia and China sailed to various sandalwood producing regions in East Nusa Tenggara, especially Sumba Island and Timor Island. It is said that Solomon used sandalwood to make pillars in the temple of Solomon, and for musical instruments. Sulaiman imported this wood from faraway places that are likely sandalwood comes from East Nusa Tenggara.
Now this small Sunda Islands is a world famous tourist spot. Bali is the most beautiful island in the world. Lombok is also one of the most beautiful places in the world. Meanwhile, in East Nusa Tenggara there is an island inhabited by the only ancient animal in the world that is still alive, komodo dragons. The small Sunda Islands is a mysterious and very charming place. The islands can get a lot of wealth from travelers from all over the world if managed to the fullest.
4.Kalimantan - Lumbung Energy Island
Formerly the name of the third largest island in the world is Warunadwipa which means The Island of the Sea God. Kalimantan in Chinese news (T'ai p'ing huan yu chi) is referred to as Chin li p'i shih. Nusa Kencana" is the name of the island of Kalimantan in ancient Javanese texts. Malays call it Hujung Tanah Island (P'ulo Chung). Borneo is the name used by the British and Dutch colonials.
In ancient times foreign traders came to this island looking for natural commodities in the form of kamfers, candles and swallow nests doing barter with ceramic jars of high value in dayak society. Indian and Malay settlers entered the river estuaries in search of farmland and managed to find gold and diamond mines on the island.
In Kalimantan stood the kingdom of Kutai. Kutai Martadipura is the oldest Hindu kingdom in the archipelago. The name Kutai has been mentioned since the 4th (fourth) century in Indian news stories expressly mention Kutai with the name "Quetaire" as well as Chinese news in the 9th (ninth) century called Kutai as "Kho They" which means a great kingdom. And in the 13th century (thirteenth) in the ancient literature of the Book of State of Kertagama compiled by Empu Prapanca was written with the term "Tunjung Kute". Kutai civilization of the past is what became the milestone of the beginning of the historical era in Indonesia.
Now Kalimantan Island is one of the natural resource barns in Indonesia has several resources that can be used as energy sources, including coal, oil, gas and geothermal. Kalimantan forests contain peat that can be used as an energy source for both power plants and heaters in lieu of coal. What is remarkable is that Kalimantan has many uranium reserves that can be used for nuclear power plants. In addition, Kalimantan also has other potentials, namely as a provider of botanical or renewable energy sources. This botanical or bioenergy energy source is from palm CPO. The island of Kalimantan is indeed very rich.
5.Sulawesi - Iron island
The Arabs referred to Sulawesi as Sholibis. The Dutch call the island Celebes. This island has been inhabited by humans since 30,000 years ago proven by the existence of ancient relics on this island. For example, the prehistoric location of the Stone Age of the Besoa Valley.
The name Sulawesi is said to be derived from the word 'Sula' which means island and 'iron'. Sulawesi island has long been a producer of bessi (iron), so it is not surprising that Ussu and around Lake Matana contain iron and nikkel. In Sulawesi once stood Luwu Kingdom which is one of the oldest kingdoms in Sulawesi. Luwu area is an iron producer. Bessi Luwu or Luwu weapons (keris or kawali) are very famous for their efficacy, not only in Sulawesi but also outside Sulawesi. In majapahit history, Luwu region is the payer of royal tribute, in addition to being known as the main supplier of iron to Majapahit, Maluku and others. According to existing records, since the XIV century Luwu has been known as a place of iron smelting.
On the island of Sulawesi also once stood the Kingdom of Gowa Tallo which was once at the peak of the glory that emanated from Sombaopu, the capital of the Kingdom of Gowa to the east to the Strait of Dobo, to the north to Sulu, to the west to Kutai and to the south through Sunda Kecil, outside the island of Bali to Marege (northern part of Australia). This shows the vast power covering more than 2/3 of the archipelago.
During the prosperous spice trade of the 15th to 19th centuries, Sulawesi was the gateway to the Maluku Islands, an island rich in spices. Major kingdoms such as Makasar and Bone, as mentioned in the history of eastern Indonesia, have played an important role. In the 14th century AD, Sulawesi people were able to make boats that explored the world. Pinisi boats made by bugis people at that time could sail all the way to Madagascar in Africa, a journey across the ocean that requires great determination and extraordinary courage. This proves that the Bugis people have the ability to make amazing boats, and have a high nautical spirit. At the same time Vasco da Gama had just begun his first exploration in 1497 in an attempt to find spices, and discovered new continents in the east, which Marco Polo had previously pioneered.
Until now Sulawesi is very rich in mining materials including iron, copper, gold, silver, nickel, titanium, manganese cement, iron / black sand, sulfur, kaolin and C quarry materials such as sand, stone, gravel and trass. If it is managed well for the prosperity of the people then become rich all Sulawesins.
6.Maluku - Spice Islands
Maluku has the original name "Jazirah al-Mulk" which means a group / peninsula kingdom consisting of small kingdoms. Maluku is known for its Thousand Islands area and has a rich socio-cultural diversity and natural wealth. The Dutch refer to it as 'the three golden from the east' namely Ternate, Banda and Ambon. Prior to the arrival of the Dutch, Portuguese writer and physician Tome Pirez wrote the book 'Summa Oriental' which has been described about Ternate, Ambon and Banda as 'the spices island'.
In the past the Maluku region was known as a producer of spices such as cloves and nutmeg. Cloves are ancient spices that have been known and used thousands of years BC. The tree itself is a plant native to the Maluku islands (Ternate and Tidore), formerly known by explorers as the Spice Islands.
In 4000 years ago in the kingdom of Egypt, Pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, Sesoteris III. Through archaeologists' data on Egyptian transactions in importing incense, ebony, frankincense, ivory, from the mysterious land where "Punt" originated. Although archaeological support was severely lacking, the land of "Punt" could be identified after Giorgio Buccellati found a container containing clove-like objects in the central Euphrates. During the 1,700 BC period, cloves were found only in the Maluku archipelago, Indonesia. In medieval times (c. 1600 AD) cloves were once one of the most popular and expensive spices in Europe, exceeding the price of gold.
In addition to cloves, spices from Maluku are nutmeg. Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a tree plant originating from banda islands, Maluku. Due to its high value as a spice, fruit and nutmeg have become an important trading commodity in Roman times. Seeing the high price of spices at that time many Europeans then looked for this spice archipelago. Indeed, what Christoper Columbus sought to the west was the road to the Maluku Islands, 'The Island of Spices', although in the end he found a new continent named America. Spices are one of the reasons why Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama reached India and Maluku.
Now actually Maluku can return to success with its agricultural products if it continues to be developed properly. Maluku can be rich with its produce and sea.
7.Papua - Paradise Island
Papua is the second largest island in the world. Around 200 AD, a Geography expert named Ptolamy called it LABADIOS. At the end of 500 AD, a Chinese author named Ghau Yu Kua gave the name TUNGKI, and by the end of 600 AD, the Srivijayan Kingdom had given the name Papua under the name JANGGI. Tidore gave the island its name and its inhabitants as PAPA-UA which has been changed in its designation to PAPUA. In 1545, Inigo Ortiz de Retes named NUEVA GUINEE and another sailor named ISLA DEL ORO meaning Golden Island. Robin Osborne in his book, Indonesias Secret War: The Guerilla Struggle in Irian Jaya (1985), dubbed indonesia's easternmost province a lost paradise.
It is not known if in the ancient civilization before AD in Papua there has been a kingdom. It could be that in ancient times there have been advanced civilizations in Papua. At a 1963 conference on streetlights and traffic in Pretoria (South Africa), C.S. Downey raised concerns about an isolated settlement in the dense forest of the Wilhelmina Mountains (Peg. Trikora) in western New Guinea (Papua) which has an advanced lighting system. The traders who painstakingly broke into the settlement told of their horror at the bright lighting of several months on the pillars there. The light bulbs seem strangely glowing after the sun starts to set and continue to light up throughout the night every day. We don't know the truth of this story but if it's true it's an extraordinary thing and should continue to be investigated.
Papua has been known for its natural wealth for a long time. In the 18th century AD, the rulers of srivijaya, sent offerings to the Chinese government. In the offering there are several birds of Paradise, which is believed to be a bird from the garden of heaven which is a native animal from Papua. With its strong fleet, Srivijaya visited Maluku and Papua to trade spices, fragrances – wangian, pearls and feathers of Cenderawasih birds. During the Majapahit Empire, a number of areas in Papua were included in majapahit territory. In the XVI century the North to West Coast of the Bird's Head area to Namatota (Kab.Fak-fak) in the South, as well as the surrounding islands became the domain of Sultan Tidore.
The land of Papua is very rich. Copper and Gold are abundant natural resources in Papua. Papua is famous for its world-largest gold production and abundant mining and natural wealth. Papua is also touted as a small paradise that falls to earth. Papua is a paradise of biodiversity left on earth today. In 2006 it was reported that a survey team consisting of American, Indonesian and Australian explorers conducted a review in the mountainous part of Foja, Papua Province of Indonesia. There they discovered a magical place they called "the lost world", and "Paradise Garden on earth", witnessing dozens of species of birds, butterflies, frogs and plants that had never been recorded in history. If managed properly, Papuans can also prosper with such abundant natural wealth.
Thus a little writing about the islands in Indonesia is very rich. From the writing, Indonesia has actually been known as a rich earth since the time of ancient civilization. We don't know what ancient civilizations actually existed in these Archipelagos. There could have been an ancient and prosperous civilization in Indonesia that is not recorded in history.Brazilian scientist Prof. Dr. Aryso Santos, confirmed the theory that Atlantis is the territory now called Indonesia. Indonesia is the territory considered the heir of Atlantis. Plato mentions that Atlantis is a prosperous country bathed in the sun all the time.
Oppenheimer in the book "Eden in the East: the Drowned Continent of Southeast Asia", proposes that Sundaland (Indonesia) is the Garden of Paradise (Garden of Eden). that the Garden of Paradise (Eden) was not in the Middle East, but rather in Sundaland. Indonesia is indeed a fertile and beautiful land located in the path of the pacific ring of fire, which is characterized by the presence of more than 500 volcanoes in Indonesia. Indonesia could be referred to as a paradise surrounded by rings of fire. But regardless of whether or not it is true we all agree to say that Indonesia is actually a country that is very rich in produce, sea and culture.
Indonesia's indigenous culture was thousands of years old before both Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations began writing on stone. Indonesian civilization may not have started with the tradition of writing, but oral tradition has lived and taken root in the soul of our nation's ancient society.
Indonesia's rich nature and well-cared for by our ancestors is also one of the factors that make the archipelago a source of world attention. Indonesia is a country located on the equator that has a wealth of abundant natural resources in addition to its geographically strategic location. These natural resources ranging from the wealth of the sea, forests, to mining goods spread from Sabang to Merauke. Now there are many new mines in Indonesia. Indonesians will be surprised by the richness of nature what else will emerge from the earth of Indonesia.
This rich earth if managed properly will make every Indonesian people can obtain extraordinary prosperity so that one day the People of Indonesia will not need to be taxed as it is today, and all facilities can be enjoyed for free thanks to the abundant natural wealth that is shared with the people fairly. All Indonesia needs is a good, fair and clever ruler who loves the people very much and rejects all forms of policies that make it difficult for the people. It is time for Indonesia to rise to its glory. If that is done Indonesia could become the richest country in the world.
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