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Gusti Ketut Jelantik

d. 1849 · 19th century

Gusti Ketut Jelantik was the patih (chief minister) of the Balinese kingdom of Buleleng and the leader of its resistance to the Dutch. He refused Dutch demands over the plundering of shipwrecks and in 1848 defeated a Dutch expedition at the fortress of Jagaraga. A larger Dutch force took Jagaraga in 1849, and he was killed soon after. He is a National Hero of Indonesia.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gusti Ketut Jelantik. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gusti-ketut-jelantik
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