[3] The Trunajaya rebellion moved swiftly, gained momentum, and captured the Mataram court at Plered in mid-1677.

In an attempt to regain his kingdom, he made substantial concessions to the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Batavia, who then went to war to reinstate him.

[3] The Dutch agreed, since for them, a stable Mataram empire that was deeply indebted to them would help ensure continued trade on favourable terms.

The multi-ethnic Dutch forces, consisting of lightly armed troops from Makassar and Ambon, in addition to heavily equipped European soldiers, defeated Trunajaya in Kediri in November 1678.

The Trunajaya rebellion is remembered with pride as a heroic struggle by the Madurese people, against foreign forces of the Mataram state and the Dutch VOC.