Bantam

Japanese: Bantam
Bantam

…A town on the western tip of Java, Indonesia. Also known as Bantam. Located 70 km west of Jakarta, in the innermost part of the bay of the same name. …

From the Kingdom of Banten

...Indonesia, a kingdom that existed from around 1527 to 1813, centered on the port of Banten on the western tip of Java. It is written as Bantam in European documents. Sunan Gunung Jati (Farathehan), one of the so-called "Nine Saints" from Pasai, North Sumatra, introduced Islam to Demak on the north coast of Java in 1524, and then moved to Banten in search of a base for missionary work and trade.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Bantam" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インドネシア,ジャワ島西端部の町。別名バンタムBantam。ジャカルタの西70km,同名湾の湾奥に位置する。…

【バンテン王国】より

…インドネシア,ジャワ島西端のバンテンBanten港を中心として1527年ごろから1813年まで存続した王国。ヨーロッパ文献にはバンタムBantamと記される。北スマトラのパサイ出身のいわゆる〈9聖人〉の一人スーナン・グヌン・ジャティ(ファラテハン)は1524年にジャワ北岸のデマックにイスラムを伝え,さらに布教と貿易の根拠地を求めてバンテンに移動した。…

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