History Madura

Politically, Madura for centuries has become subordinate territories based on Java. Around the year 900-1500, the island was under the influence of powers such as the east Javanese Hindu kingdom of Kediri, Singhasari, and

Majapahit. Between 1500 and 1624, the rulers of Madura to some extent depend on the Islamic kingdoms in the north coast of Java, like Demak, Gresik, and Surabaya. In 1624, Madura conquered by Mataram. Afterward, in the first half of the eighteenth century Madura under Dutch colonial rule (from 1882), first by the VOC, then by the Dutch East Indies government. At the time of the division of the province in the 1920s, became part of the province of Madura, East Java.