Badung Regency | Everything that Bali has to offer
Everything that Bali has to offer is found in Badung Regency.
the sand, the surf, the sea,
majestic temples
the night life,
awesome cultural parks
neat tourism villages
...and so much more!
the sand, the surf, the sea,
majestic temples
the night life,
awesome cultural parks
neat tourism villages
...and so much more!
History of Badung Regency
Nambangan was said to be the name of the Regency before Badung was forged by Gusti Ngurah Made Pemecutan in the late 18th century. He was aided by the magical kriss and whip and conquered Mengwi and Jembrana in 1810. He was succeeded by two other “Rajas” of whom the demise seems to have been engineered by the successor, presumably the brother, Raja Kesiman, who ruled through the crucial years of 1829 to 1863. He showed himself to be predisposed to the world beyond Bali and gave cause for hope to the Dutch. The Dutch were allowed to set up recruiting stations at Kuta in 1826, in return for handsome bounties that were allotted from the response from the recruiting stations.
Kuta is also the place where Captain Cornelis de Houtman and his crews pitched camp in 1557, when 20,000 Balinese troops were on the way to defend Blambangan from the encroaching Moslem of Mataram kingdom.
In 1904, a Chinese ship “ Sri Komala” ran ashore off Sanur, under the Dutch flag. The Dutch accused the local people of stripping the wreck of its contents and claimed that the raja should pay for all the losses and damages totaling three thousand silver dollars as well as punish the culprits. The refusal of raja to pay the compensation, caused the sixth Military expedition to Bali on September 20th, 1906. They were greeted by crowds, all dressed in white costumes, who were ready to die at “Puputan.” Commanded by the raja, his priests, his generals, and all his relatives, men and woman adorned themselves with jewels and the dress of the warrior, and set out amidst the battle. Abided by his religion, the ultimate goal of the warrior is to die in battle, and then the soul may ascend to heaven. The town of Denpasar, which consists of 3 Kecamatan (districts) used to be part of Badung Regency before it was assigned to be the municipality on February 27, 1992.
Kuta is also the place where Captain Cornelis de Houtman and his crews pitched camp in 1557, when 20,000 Balinese troops were on the way to defend Blambangan from the encroaching Moslem of Mataram kingdom.
In 1904, a Chinese ship “ Sri Komala” ran ashore off Sanur, under the Dutch flag. The Dutch accused the local people of stripping the wreck of its contents and claimed that the raja should pay for all the losses and damages totaling three thousand silver dollars as well as punish the culprits. The refusal of raja to pay the compensation, caused the sixth Military expedition to Bali on September 20th, 1906. They were greeted by crowds, all dressed in white costumes, who were ready to die at “Puputan.” Commanded by the raja, his priests, his generals, and all his relatives, men and woman adorned themselves with jewels and the dress of the warrior, and set out amidst the battle. Abided by his religion, the ultimate goal of the warrior is to die in battle, and then the soul may ascend to heaven. The town of Denpasar, which consists of 3 Kecamatan (districts) used to be part of Badung Regency before it was assigned to be the municipality on February 27, 1992.