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Bali,
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Karangasem
has a rich variety of older customs found in villages that resisted Javanese influences
after the 14 th century. The royal family, related to Gelgel, became independent and in
the early 1700s challenged Klungkung. Internal strife led to exile and formation of a
rival house in Lombok, which returned to defeat its own family on Bali and the taking of
Buleleng.
This real ended when the Dutch subdued Buleleng in the mid 1800s, and a Dutch assisted
rebellion in Lombok ousted the royal family in the late 1800s. By recognizing Dutch
superiority, Karangasem remained intact when South Bali was conquered in the early 1900s.
After mount Agung arupted in 1963 the capital changed names to Amlapura.
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