The Indonesian translation of British historian Peter Carey’s dissertation on Diponegoro will be published this week. At more than 1,000 pages long, the ‘epic’ reveals many things about Diponegoro that most people never knew. For example, how Diponegoro who never wanted to go to war later came to believe that he was the ‘Ratu Adil’ or ‘Savior of the People’ who was to purify Java. What social situations triggered this attitude? This special feature is accompanied by reports on the various locations connected to Diponegoro and a review of the Opera Diponegoro, the creation of Sardono W. Kusuma and Iwan Fals, which is based on Prince Diponegoro’s personal diaries.