User:Mhatopzz/History of Jakarta (1942–1945)

The history of Jakarta from 1942 to 1945 covers the period of Japanese occupation of Batavia or Jakarta. It oversaw the Japanese invasion of Java which lasted from 1941 to 1942, including the fall of Batavia to the Japanese army in March 1942, and the process of the Indonesian independence movement which eventually led to the proclamation of Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945. During this period, Batavia was renamed to Jakarta, referring to the oldest attested name of the city during the rule of the Banten Sultanate in the 16th century, it also enjoyed a special status with the name of Jakaruta tokubetsu-shi (ジャカルタ特別市) which translates to Jakarta Special City.