Batik in two years last has become controversial. As long as this, we only know if Batik coming from Indonesia but how Malaysia could claim it (read paragraph three). Let me tell you the truth history about Batik in Indonesia. Batik spread and made of by Javanese ethnic in 17th, 18th and 19th Century in Java Island, Indonesia. In fact at the first time batik only uses by the Nobleman or the Kingdom family but because of the change cultural civilization batik could used by everyone. For the example, Batik in Yogyakarta has known since the Mataram Monarchy led by Panembahan Senopati and then distribute to their servant and soldier. Their batik using “Sidomukti” and “Sidoluruh” pattern and it is so beautiful.
In the colonialism era, well known as Diponegoro battle against the Netherlands, make batik spread as long as Indonesia area because of that new variant of Batik appears. It is happened in 18th century. The Batik sample are combination Solo batik and Yogya Batik, Mojokerto batik, Tulungagung batik, Gresik, Surabaya, and Madura batik in eastern of Java, and Western Java Batik are well known in Banyumas, Pekalongan, Tegal and Cirebon.
Now maybe the reader will be asking how Malaysia claims it. Malaysian claims if Batik come from their country caused they are not realize if Indonesian brings batik first time come to their country. Indonesian brings batik to Malaysia to be sold there and some of them become the Malaysian citizen that is why there is Batik in Malaysia. So we could conclude that Indonesian bring influence so big to this country especially in clothes and cultural. If Malaysian said that is wrong, I could give evidence. What is the evidence? The evidence is the ex of Prime Minister of Malaysia " Abdullah Ahmad Badawi" in fact is Indonesian caused his grandpa from Indonesia. Don’t you believe it? Just ask him.
Batik Truth the Indonesia, not Malaysia!
