The modernization of the village began in the early 1530s, and it eventually became part of the Pekalongan Regency, which admitted the existence of[clarification needed] the Pajang Empire in Central Java.

His coronation as leader was held simultaneously with a traditional festival celebrating a rich agricultural harvest.

Its goal was to replace the blue-blood regents (related to the kings of Yogyakarta and Surakarta) with ordinary people.

The government of the Republic of Indonesia in Yogyakarta opposed Gerakan Tiga Daerah and declared it illegal.

The rebels were defeated by the Indonesian army in a fierce battle on 21 December 1945, and most of their leaders were arrested and imprisoned.

During the unrest following the resignation of President Suharto in 1998, Tegal was the site of extensive protests and occasional violence against local government officials, especially in June 1998.

In the late 2010s, two consecutive mayors of the city - Ikmal Jaya and Siti Masitha Soeparno - were both arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission and convicted.

Adi Winarso, S. Sos is Tegal's first son who served as mayor for two periods, 1999 - 2004 and 2004 - 2009 through an indirect election.

The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020[3] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at the start of 2024:[1] The names of the component villages (kelurahan), together with their areas, their official estimates of population as at the start of 2024[1] and their postcodes, are as follows: Tegal City is located on the north coast road (pantura) of Central Java, located 165 km west of Semarang City or 329 km east of Jakarta, and lies between 109 ° 08 '- 109 ° 10' East Longitude and 6 ° 50 '- 6 ° 53' South latitude, with an area of 39.14 km2 or approximately 3,914 hectares.

Seen from a geographical location, Tegal's position is very strategic as a liaison of cross-national and regional economic paths in Pantura region that is from west to east (Jakarta-Tegal-Semarang-Surabaya) with middle and south area Pulai Jawaa (Jakarta-Tegal-Purwokerto-Yogyakarta- Surabaya) and vice versa.

Notes: (a) the 9 districts of Lebaksiu, Pangkah, Slawi, Dukuhwaru, Adiwerna, Dukuhturi, Talang, Tarub and Kramat.

Small and medium enterprises are quite rapid progress is the home metal industry in the area of Jl.

To support the economic pulse, the city government of Tegal has built the Center for Promotion and Business Information (PPIB).

The event which was initiated by Yono Daryono presented several figures such as SN Ratmana (cerpenis), Ki Enthus Susmono (dalang Tegal), Eko Tunas (Tegal poet), Dwi Ery Santoso (Poetry and Director).