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Sejarah Indonesia

Arab Business Empire in Indonesia

Arabs have a history of building successful businesses in Indonesia. Their businesses range from entertainment, trade, land-housing, textiles, to horse trading.

28 Juli 2024
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Arab traders in Java, 1870. (KITLV).

THREE Arab brothers from Padang, West Sumatra, arrived in Batavia in the 1920s. They were all businessmen with abundant wealth, the result of their parents' inheritance and their business profits. However, their main mission in Batavia was not to do business, but to introduce Batavian citizens to Arabic distinctive musical and theatrical traditions.

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