Bangkalan

Bangkalan lies in western Madura, across the narrow strait from Java. Its rulers of the Cakraningrat line played a part in the conflicts between the Javanese courts and the Dutch East India Company. Cakraningrat IV, who ruled from 1718, sought allies against the growing power of the company and ceased paying tribute in 1744. The Dutch attacked Madura the following year, removed him from power and sent him into exile at the Cape.