Pattimura

Pattimura
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Thomas Matulessy
June 8, 1783(1783-06-08) – December 16, 1817 (aged 34)
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A IDR1,000 note depicting Pattimura
Nickname Pattimura
Place of birth Hualoy, South Seram, Maluku, Dutch East Indies[1]
Place of death Nieuw Victoria, Ambon, Maluku, Dutch East Indies
Allegiance United Kingdom British Maluku
Service/branch British Army
Rank Sergeant
Battles/wars Pattimura War
Awards National Hero of Indonesia

Thomas Matulessy, born Mat Lussy[1] (June 8, 1783 - December 16, 1817)[2], also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a Muslim[1][3] Ambonese soldier who led a rebellion against Dutch forces on Saparua near Ambon in Maluku.

He took the Dutch fortress there and repelled the colonial force sent against him. The Dutch Resident on Saparua and his family (except for one child) were murdered, the Dutch sent reinforcements from Batavia (modern-day Jakarta); the rebels were defeated and Matulesia surrendered. In December 1817 he was hanged along with three others.
[edit] References

1. ^ a b c http://swaramuslim.net/more.php?id=535_0_1_18_M
2. ^ http://balagu.50webs.com/pahlawan/phmaluku/thomas_matulesy.html
3. ^ http://www.maltengkab.go.id/bappeda/profil.php?id=1

* Ricklefs, M.C. (1991). A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300 (Second Edition). MacMillan. pp. 137. ISBN 0-333-57690-X.


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