Bengkulu (Dutch: Benkoelen or Benkulen, English: Bencoolen, the language of Malaysia: Bangkahulu) southwest of Sumatra island is a province located on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Origin of name
Bengkulu derived from the Malay-Jawi bang word which means "coast" and the west which means "west", then there pegeseran bang pronunciation changed to Cs and west into kulu. At the time England was
in Bengkulu earthquake events accompanied by large tsunami that make geographic region of Bengkulu changed. It happened in the years around 1700-1800. Genesis was to create a Fortress Malbourough emptied for several years. History
In the region of Bengkulu now been established kingdoms like the Kingdom of ethnic drawstring River, the kingdom-wide, Pat Petulai kingdom, the Kingdom Hall Buntar, Royal River Lemau, Sekiris kingdom, the Kingdom of the Great House, and the Kingdom of drought cheerfully. Under the Sultanate of Banten, they become vazal. Some areas of Bengkulu, also had been under the rule of the Kingdom of Inderapura since the 17th century. British East India Company (EIC) since 1685 to establish the pepper trade center Bencoolen / Coolen derived from English "Land Cut" which means broken ground fault region is the region's most active earthquake in the world and then storage in what is now the The city of Bengkulu. At that time, the EIC expedition led by Ralph Ord and William Cowley to find a replacement for the pepper trade center after the Port of Jakarta fell into the hands of the VOC and EIC are prohibited from trading in there. Treaty with the Kingdom-wide on July 12, 1685 allowed the British to establish a fort and various building trades. The fort was established in 1685 in the York River estuary drawstring around. Since 1713, built the fort Marlborough (completed 1719), which until now still standing. However, the company gradually realized the place was not profitable because they can not produce sufficient amounts of pepper. Since the implementation of Treaty of London in 1824, Bengkulu handed over to Holland, in exchange for Malacca as well as assertions of ownership Tumasik / Singapore and the island of Billiton. Since the agreement was Bengkulu became part of the Dutch East Indies. The discovery of gold deposits in the area Rejang Lebong in the second half of the 19th century made it as a gold mining center until the 20th century. At present, commercial mining activities have been suspended since the end deposit. In the 1930's, Bengkulu become dumping grounds for a number of pro-independence activists, including Sukarno. At this time that Sukarno was acquainted with Fatmawati who later became his wife. After the independence of Indonesia, Bengkulu a residency in South Sumatra province. New from the date of 18 November 1968 enhanced the status of a province of the 26 (the youngest beforeTimor East).
