The emergence of the modern era -- The coming of Islam -- General aspects of pre-colonial states and major empires, c. 1300-1500 -- The arrival of the Europeans in Indonesia, c. 1509-1620 -- The rise of new states, c. 1500-1650 -- Literary, religious and cultural legacies -- Struggles for hegemony, c. 1630-1800 -- Eastern Indonesia, c. 1630-1800 -- Western Indonesia, c. 1640-1800 -- Java, c. 1640-82 -- Java, Madura and the VOC, c. 1680-1745 -- Java and the VOC, c. 1745-92 -- The creation of a colonial state, c. 1800-1910 -- Java, 1792-1830 -- Java, 1830-1900 -- The outer islands, c. 1800-1910 -- The emergence of the idea of Indonesia, c. 1900-42 -- A new colonial age -- The first steps towards national revival, c. 1900-27 -- Repression and economic crisis, 1927-42 -- The destruction of the colonial state, 1942-50 -- The Second World War and the Japanese occupation, 1942-5 -- The revolution, 1945-50 -- Independent Indonesia -- The first democratic experiment, 1950-7 -- Guided democracy, 1957-65 -- Creating the new order, 1965-75 -- The new order at its peak, 1976-88 -- The challenge, crisis and collapse of the new order, 1989-98 -- Reforming Indonesia, 1998-2004 -- Indonesia since 2004.