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Java War (1741—1743)

 * ... that the First Java War, following the 1740 Batavia massacre, united Chinese and Javanese troops against the colonial government?
 * ALT1:... that the king of the Mataram Sultanate during the First Java War used the reconstruction of a terrace as an excuse for not providing soldiers?
 * ALT2:... that during the First Java War, the city of Semarang was besieged for almost half a year by a united Chinese and Javanese army?
 * ALT4:... that during the First Java War ethnic Chinese chose an emperor for Java?
 * ALT5:... that the leader of the Dutch colonial military in the First Java War crashed his carriage into a wall and was later replaced for mental instability?

Created/expanded by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 16:12, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Reviewed: Electrotyping
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 * Article is new enough and long enough. It is well written and within policies.
 * Hooks - Main hook - OK; ALT1 - OK; ALT2 - dates are unclear in ref text, "almost half a year" is probably true but it could be anywhere between 4 1/2 and 6 months, and sounds clumsy; ALT4 - ok by English lang ref (the emperor chosen was actually a boy of ten); ALT5 - ref text is not in English, so I cannot verify. Wikiwayman (talk) 11:49, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Regarding Garendi, in the article it says Preteen as another source has him as being twelve. The emperor meant is actually Singseh; Garendi was chosen by joint Javanese-Chinese forces. If you prefer, ALT6: ... that during the First Java War, the reigning Sunan of Mataram was usurped by his preteen nephew after capitulating to the Dutch? Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:06, 19 December 2011 (UTC)