Badung Regency

[1] It had undergone a population boom in recent decades (although not subsequent to 2010), and had grown into the largest of the suburban regions of Greater Denpasar (Sarbagita).

It covers Bali's most heavily populated tourist regions, including Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Canggu, Uluwatu, Badung, and Mengwi.

In 1343 Majapahit came to power in Bali and was centered in Samprangan with its ruler, Dalem Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan, who had a crown prince named I Dewa Anom Pemayun, which later, due to an incident, was renamed Sira Arya Benculuk Tegeh Kori by Dalem.

[5] On the initiative of Ki Bendesa and his brothers, it was decided through deliberation that Sira Arya Benculuk Tegeh Kori was appointed ruler of the area.

In 1856 Mads Lange was sick and asked to retire and decided to return to Denmark, but unfortunately he died when the ship he was on was leaving, and he was finally buried in Kuta.

In 1904 a Dutch-flagged merchant ship belonging to a Chinese from Banjarmasin named "Sri Komala" ran aground on Sanur Beach.

The king's rejection of the accusations and payment of compensation, caused the Dutch East Indies government to prepare military expedition to Bali on 20 September 1906.

The Dutch reached the city gate without encountering significant resistance, but suddenly they were greeted by a group of people dressed all in white, ready to carry out "war puputan" (fighting to death until the last drop of blood).

[12] Led by King I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung and the priests, bodyguards, relatives, men and women decorated themselves with gemstones and dressed in battle clothes went out into the middle of the battlefield.

[10] It was reported that before the puputan occurred, the crown prince of I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung named I Gusti Alit Ngurah, who was already 10 years old, was first rushed by several special soldiers of the royal guard, accompanied by his mother and several close family members of the castle, to the western area, precisely at Seminyak Village, Kuta.

[7] On 17 January 1907, I Gusti Alit Ngurah was captured and became a prisoner of war, and exiled to Mataram, Lombok, by the Dutch East Indies government.

After experiencing exile for approximately ten years, on 1 October 1917, at the urging of community leaders in Lombok such as I Gusti Putu Griya and Ida Pedanda Ketut Kelingan, as well as the pressure of the people of Badung, I Gusti Alit Ngurah was finally returned by the Dutch East Indies government to Denpasar, apart from that because security in Bali was relatively safe and there were no signs of a rebellion.

When the Japanese entered Bali, Paruman Agung or the council of Balinese kings was changed to Sutyo Renmei.

[14] Then based on Government Regulation Number 20 of 1978, Denpasar officially became an administrative city, and in line with the ability and potential of its region in implementing regional autonomy, on 15 January 1992, based on Law Number 1 of 1992, and Denpasar's status was upgraded to municipality, which was then inaugurated by the Minister of Home Affairs on 27 February 1992.

A rice field
Puputan Badung monument in the city of Denpasar .