During the 18th century, multiple of kings, princes, and warriors from Javanese Mataram, Madura and Sulawesi, who opposed were opposed to Dutch rule of the Indonesian archipelago were exiled to Sri Lanka.
Selama abad ke-18, berbagai raja, pangeran, dan kesatria dari Mataram, Madura dan Sulawesi, yang melawan pemerintahan Belanda di kepulauan Indonesia diasingkan ke Sri Lanka.