18th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1704 | First Javanese War of Succession. | |
| 1712 | The first shipment of coffee from Java reaches Amsterdam. | |
| 1717 | Surabaya rebels against the VOC. | |
| 1719 | Second Javanese War of Succession. | |
| 1735 | Governor-General Dirk van Cloon dies, one of many victims of disease in Batavia. | |
| 1740 | 9 October | A massacre of Batavia's ethnic Chinese begins after they are suspected by the VOC of planning a rebellion. Approximately 10,000 are killed and the Chinese quarter is burned. |
| 1743 | The capital Kartasura fell under Geger Pecinan uprising — Raden Mas Garendi (Sunan Kuning) led Chinese mercenaries revolted against Pakubuwono II. | |
| 1745 | 17 February | Pakubuwono II established a new kraton in Sala village and established Surakarta Sunanate. |
| 1755 | 13 February | The Treaty of Giyanti is signed, effectively partitioning the Mataram Sultanate. The VOC recognizes Mangkubumi as Sultan Hamengkubuwana I, who rules half of Central Java. Hamengkubuwana I then established Yogyakarta Sultanate, moves to Yogya and renames the city Yogyakarta |
| 1757 | 17 March | Salatiga treaty between Prince Sambernyawa with Pakubuwono III and Hamengkubuwono I further partitioning the remnant of Mataram Sultanate, the Mangkunegaran Grand Duchy was established. |
| 1769 | French expeditions capture clove plants in Ambon, ending the VOC monopoly of the plant. (to 1772) | |
| 1770 | Captain James Cook stops at Onrust Island in the Bay of Batavia for repairs to his ship Endeavour on his round the world voyage. | |
| 1778 | 24 April | Royal Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences was established by a group of Dutch intellectuals. This institution is the pioneer of scientific efforts in Indonesia and the founder of National Museum of Indonesia. |
| 1792 | March | Hamengkubuwana I dies. |
| 1800 | 1 January | The bankrupt Dutch East India Company (VOC) is formally dissolved and the nationalised Dutch East Indies is established. |
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