History
Banten was known as a region which has been recognized since 14th century. Originally Banten is a port city which merchant ships from various regions visited. Arabs, Chinese, and European merchants were regular traders in the region.
In the year 1330, people have acknowledged a sovereign state which referred as Panten. In the following years the region was conquered by the Kingdom of Majapahit. At that period of time two strong empires ruled peacefully sharing regions of Indonesian archipelago; the well established and powerful
Two centuries later, Kadipaten Banten was established at Surasowan on
In the present day, the area of Sultanate of Banten is a province. The province was established on 17 October 2000 through the Bill No. 23/2000, but the peak of celebration to the establishment happened on 4 October 2000 when tens of thousands of Bantenese came to the People's Representative Council (DPR) building at South Jakarta, at the same time as the plenary meeting of the parliament to authenticate the bill of forming the Province of Banten. Therefore the society of Banten mutually agree to set
Administrative division
Banten is subdivided into 4 regencies* (kabupaten) and 2 cities** (
By http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banten
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