Before it became the Indonesian capital, Jakarta was known by a different name. What was Jakarta originally called?
Jakarta was originally called Sunda Kelapa, which means “Sundanese Coconut”. It was the capital of the Sunda kingdom, which was located in the western part of Java. The Sundanese kingdom was one of the most powerful kingdoms in the region and controlled a large area of Java.
In 1527, the Sundanese kingdom was conquered by the Muslim Mataram kingdom. The Mataram kingdom …