Protohistory The territory of Pedawa, one of the 62
Bali Aga villages in the island, is the depository of several sarcophagi present at Ingsakan, Banjar Asah, Lebahlinggah, and Tampug. There are also three types of megaliths used in religious rituals and known as
taulan (small stones used as symbols of Ida (God) – equivalent to Arca -, found in all main temples of Pedawa village);
gainan (a stacked stone located at the Munduk Madeg Temple in Pedawa village), and
umah taksu (a stacked stone similar to
punden terraces in some areas of Pedawa village). Each of these items is witness to the ancient creation of the village, taking it into prehistoric times They come in par with the megaliths collected in various parts of Bali and gathered at
Sanur stone park.
Buleleng Kingdom Previously, the area in North Bali or
Den Bukit was never united, they fought and attacked each other, until finally this area was united by a man named
I Gusti Anglurah Panji Sakti from
Dalem Sagening Dynasty by uniting all the areas in North Bali that were in conflict. Then I Gusti Anglurah Panji Sakti controlled the entire area of North Bali/Den Bukit and began to expand his territory to
Jembrana,
Karangasem,
Bangli,
Tabanan and even
Banyuwangi. After the death of I Gusti Ngurah Panji Sakti in 1704, the Buleleng Kingdom began to falter due to the struggle for power, plus the colonial areas began to rebel and put up resistance such as the Jembrana rebellion in West Bali and the Karangasem resistance in East Bali. of Buleleng Gusti Jelantik and his secretary C1875.
Controlled by Mengwi and Karangasem In 1732, Buleleng was controlled by the
Mengwi Kingdom, but they regained their independence in 1752. Furthermore, the Buleleng Kingdom fell into the power of the king of
Karangasem in 1780. The King of Karangasem, I Gusti Gede Karang built a palace called "Puri Singaraja". The next king to rule was his son named I Gusti Pahang Canang who ruled until 1821. Karangasem's power then weakened, there were several changes of king. In 1825, I Gusti Made Karangasem ruled with his patih, I Gusti Ketut Jelantik until it was conquered by the Dutch in 1849.
Resistance against Dutch colonialism against the Dutch. Le Petit Journal'', 1849. In 1846, Buleleng was attacked by
Dutch troops, but it met with fierce resistance from the Buleleng community led by the warlord (
patih)
I Gusti Ketut Jelantik. In 1848, Buleleng was again attacked by Dutch navy troops at
Fort Jagaraga. In the third attack, in 1849, the Dutch were finally able to destroy Fort Jagaraga so that Buleleng could be defeated by the Dutch . Since then, Buleleng was controlled by the Dutch East Indies colonial government, the Buleleng region was made a "
Swapraja" with the Dutch king as its ruler, the king of Buleleng from the Panji Sakti dynasty was then appointed as regent under colonial supervision.
Independence era After the independence of the
Republic of Indonesia, the Buleleng Kingdom had the status of the Buleleng Level II Region and abolished the Monarchy system of the Kingdom to become the Regent of the Regency. == Geography ==