CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE, 531 C. 1673. J. 1596. H. 1082. The fugitives from Celebes, who, in the preced- ing year, had landed on Madura, land in the east- ern end of Java, ravaging and subjecting several districts. They defeat an army sent against them by the sultan, under Karsulo, chief of the province of Japan. A letter from the Dutch council of the Indies directs the assassination or seizure of Krongrong, minister of Goa, and his party, but the order is not executed. C. 1674. J. 1597. H. 1083. Mapa Samba, king of Goa Macassar, dies, and is succeeded by his paternal uncle, Mapa Usung. Raja Palaka, king of Boni, and the Dutch, re- duce the state of Mandar to subjection. The war in the Moluccas ends this year. Violent earthquakes take place at Amboyna in this year, in 1671 and I67S, in which two thou- sand three hundred and twenty-two persons ard destroyed. C. I675. J. 1598. H. 1084. Craing Montemarano, a fugitive from Celebes, invades Java. Nur-ul-Alum, queen of Achin, ascends the throne. C. I676. J. 1599. H. 1085. The sultan of Mataram claims the assistance of
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