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41-458: Mentok was founded at 1732 by Encek Wan Akub as order of Sultan Palembang Darussalam Sri Susuhan Mahmud Badaruddin I, beginning as a small village consisting of 7 wooden houses for the royal family of Encek Wan Abdul Jabbar, father-in-law of sultan Badaruddin I of Palembang Darussalam who was married his daughter Zamnah for his 2nd wife from Siantan Natuna . Encek Wan Akub discovered a large amount of[tin ore at Ulim river , south Bangka Island on

82-458: A commission undertaken before he left Lisbon , is regarded as one of the most conscientious first-hand resources for the study of the geography and trade of the Indies at that time. Although it cannot be regarded as completely free of inaccuracies in its detail, it is remarkably consistent with evidence of the time and makes no fundamentally erroneous statements about the area. Its contemporary rival as

123-713: A series of skirmishes and ambushes with Sultanate forces, the Dutch gave way briefly to the British installed government of Indonesia.(which was not formally recognized by much of Indonesia, including Palembang) Specific Conflicts include the 1811 attack on a Dutch Fort garrison off the cost of the Musi River led by Sultanate forces. There was an investigation carried out by Dutch officials to determine whether British official Thomas Stamford Raffles coordinated with Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to conduct

164-462: A source was only the better-known book by Duarte Barbosa . The Suma Oriental was unpublished and presumed lost until 1944 when a manuscript copy was discovered in a Paris archive. Four letters written by Pires survive, and there are a scattering of references to him by contemporaries, including a letter from Albuquerque to the King, 30 November 1513. In 1516, Tomé Pires went to Canton (Guangzhou) in

205-482: A voyage of discovery with his secret task force and reported it to sultan Badaruddin I of Palembang Darussalam. By approval of sultan Badaruddin I of Palembang Darussalam, Encek Wan Akub ordered his nephew Wan Serin to go to seek tin miners in Johor , Siam and Campa and start tin mining on Bangka Island. From that time Muntok become an exporter of tin ingots and was filled by merchant ships from many countries including

246-592: Is dissolved and the fort of Kuto Tengkuruk, deconstructed. The Dutch have built in its place an administrative residence which is now the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II museum. During the reign of Sultan Muhamad Bahaudin (1776–1803), the Kraton Kuto Besak ( lit.   ' great palace ' ) was built, and was completed in 1797. It is the largest kraton the Palembang Sultanate had built and

287-458: Is more than 24 feet (7.3 m). The Kraton stretches between what is now Plaju and Pulau Kemaro, a small island located in the middle of the Musi River. The Kraton of Kuto Gawang was sketched by Joan van der Laen in 1659. The sketch shows a fortified city facing the Musi River with the Rengas River running through the middle part of the city from north to south. The Taligawe River is located to

328-417: Is now the complex of Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang), River Musi to the south, and Sekanak River (now Lambidaro River in 36 Ilir) to the west. The landmarks of Kraton Kuto Tengkuruk were the domed Great Mosque and the palace proper of Kuto Batu / Kuto Tengkuruk. Sultan Muhammad Bahauddin (reigned 1776–1803) had Kuto Besak's palace built. In 1821, the Dutch attacked Palembang again and annexed the city. The sultanate

369-538: Is tenuous. He had at least one brother, João Fernandes, and a sister, Isabel Fernandes. His father was apothecary to King João II of Portugal and Pires himself was apothecary to Prince Afonso , the heir apparent until his untimely death in 1491. He went to India in 1511, invested as "factor of drugs", the Eastern commodities that were an important element of what is generally called "the spice trade ". In Malacca and Cochin he avidly collected and documented information on

410-711: The Dutch East India Company . In 1812 the British East India Company captured Muntok, renamed it Minto (after Lord Minto , then Governor-General of India), and used it as their headquarters in Fort Nugent of Tandjoeng Kaleang to attack Palembang Darussalam for monopoly of the tin trade. After the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 in 1816 the British left Bangka Island and Mentok to the Dutch. In 1913

451-707: The Malay - Indonesian area, and personally visited Java , Sumatra and Maluku . From his Malay-Indonesia travels, he wrote a book on Asian trade, the Suma Oriental que trata do Mar Roxo até aos Chins (An Account of the East, from the Red Sea to China). He wrote the book in Malacca and India between 1512 and 1515, completing it before the death of Afonso de Albuquerque in December 1515. It

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492-448: The Musi , in the present 2-Ilir District, within what is now the complex of PT. Pupuk Sriwidjaja, a state-run fertilizer manufacturer. The Kraton of Kuto Gawang was surrounded by a square-shaped fortification made of 30 centimetres (12 in) thick ironwood and ulin wood . It is described to be about 290 Rijnlandsche roede (1093 meters) in length and width. The height of the wooden ramparts

533-591: The Dutch Indies Government moved the capital of the Bangka-Belitung Residency from Mentok to Pangkal Pinang . The majority of the people in Mentok are Malay and Hakka Chinese . The Malay are muslims , the majority of Chinese are Buddhist , Catholic and Protestant , there is also a small population of Arab and Indian muslims in the area. Mentok is a tin smelter town and many people work in

574-625: The Dutch government. Regional control and influence of the Sultanate and its officials would decrease over time and be directly influenced by Dutch decisions and policy. Ports were to be opened and improved to promote trade to other countries as the Sumatra region hosted a center for peppers. There would be an increase to the immigration as a result, primarily Chinese and Arab merchants. The Dutch oil company Shell moved into Palembang in 1904 to begin production. Currently, there are two separate claimants to

615-561: The Dutch of the Dutch East India Company attacked and razed Kraton Kuto Gawang. The Susuhunan (king) Abdurrahman later moved his court to a new site called Beringin Janggut. After the Kuto Gawang was destroyed by the Dutch East India Company forces in 1659, Susuhunan Abdurrahman ordered the court to move to the new Kraton, the Beringin Janggut , which was located in the vicinity of

656-513: The King of Portugal to the Ming Court. His mission failed when the Chinese court refused to recognize him because of the increasingly hostile activities of Portuguese traders in the region. Pires never left China; he was either executed by the Chinese in 1524 or possibly banished for life to a remote Chinese province. During his stay in Malacca, Pires wrote the Suma Oriental , a landmark description of

697-508: The Moluccas . According to the story of Kidung Pamacangah and Babad Arya Tabanan it was said that a figure from Kediri named Arya Damar who was a "regent of Palembang" joined Gajah Mada , ruler of Majapahit in conquering Bali in 1343. Historian C.C. Berg thought that Arya Damar was identical to Adityawarman . The name Palembang was also mentioned in Nagarakretagama as one of

738-690: The Old Mosque (now Jalan Segaran). There is no written record of how is the shape, size, or existence of Beringin Janggut. The area of the Kraton Beringin Janggut was known to be surrounded by a network of canals: the Musi River to the south, the Tengkuruk River to the west, Penedan canal to the north, and Rendang or Karang Waru River to the east. The Penedan Canal was connected with the Kemenduran, Kapuran, and Kebon Duku canals. The network of canals

779-655: The Second Expedition was successful. The political result would be the transfer of power from the Sultanate to the Dutch Colonial Government and in 1823, the dissolvement of the Sultanate in total. Dutch rule would last from June 1821 to December 27, 1949. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II would be removed from his position by Dutch authority and replaced by his son, Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin III, who would maintain slight political power for 4 years until his status as Sultan

820-682: The centers of Islam in Indonesia. The precursor of the sultanate in Palembang was founded by Ki Gede ing Suro , a nobleman from the Demak Sultanate , who took refuge in friendly Palembang during the troubles following the death of Trenggana of Demak. On the north bank of the Musi River , he and the nobilities established a kraton , the Kuto Gawang . It was located quite strategically on the riverfront of

861-460: The conquered lands of Majapahit . Gajah Mada also mentioned the name Palembang in Pararaton as one of the regions that he conquered. A Chinese chronicle Chu-fan-chi written in 1178 by Chou-Ju-Kua recorded the name Pa-lin-fong , a reference to Palembang. Around 1513, Tomé Pires an adventurer from Portugal mentioned Palembang , a kingdom which is led by a patron who was appointed from Java and

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902-620: The deconstruction Kuto Tengkuruk, under the order of van Sevenhoven, a new building was constructed and was established as the residence of the Regeering Commissaris . The building is now Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum . The Sultanate of Palembang was involved in skirmishes with the Dutch Colonial Empire and the private joint-stock companies such as the Dutch East India Company . After losing control of Palembang following

943-568: The east of Kuto Gawang, while to the west is the Buah River. In the middle of Kuto Gawang is a structure, possibly a mosque, located to the west of the Rengas River. The Kraton was described to also have three stone bastions . Foreigners (e.g. the Chinese and Portuguese) were known to settle on the banks of the Musi River opposite of the Kraton, to the west of the mouth of the Komering River. In 1659,

984-455: The fleet of Fernão Pires de Andrade leading an embassy sent by king Manuel I to Zhengde Emperor of China . However, he was never received by the emperor, due to several setbacks, including the suspicion of the Chinese, and the plot moved by deposed sultan Mahmud Shah after the Portuguese conquest of Malacca in 1511. The embassy fell in disgrace, with some of its members killed, starting

1025-559: The geography, ethnography and commerce of the Asian coastline stretching from the Red Sea to Japan. The manuscript is an important record of the region at the start of European colonization in the early sixteenth century. Very little is known about the life and family of Pires prior to his arrival in India. He was born around 1468, possibly in the Portuguese town of Leiria but evidence of his birthplace

1066-456: The name Japan, spelling it as Jampon . The details and accuracy of his descriptions of Sumatra and Java are "remarkable" and were not surpassed for a "couple centuries". It remains one of the most important resources for the study of Islam in Indonesia . The Suma Oriental is a compilation of a wide variety of information: historical, geographical, ethnographic, botanical, economic, commercial, etc., including coins, weights and measures. Pires

1107-430: The only remaining kraton today. Renovations over time have altered the appearance of the kraton. Kuto Besak was located to the west of the site of old Kuto Tengkuruk. The site of Kuto Besak has a length of 288.75 meters, width of 183.75 meters, wall heightof 9.99 meters, and wall thickness of 1.99 meters which ran long east–west direction (upstream-downstream Musi). In every corner of the fortification wall are bastions, and

1148-418: The operation. Results found copies letters between Raffles and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II but without unquestionable evidence. The First Expedition to Palembang in 1819 resulted in the defeat of Dutch forces invading Palembang in 1819. Leaders of the conflict included Constantijn Johan Wolterbeek and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II . Accounts from Johan Wolterbeek mention that the heavily fortified coasts of

1189-579: The portal to the fortified city is located on the eastern, southern, and western sides. The southern portal is the main gate, known as Lawang Kuto. The secondary portals are known as Lawang Buratan, one portal still exists to the west of the Kuto Besak in present time. Following the Palembang War of 1821 and the dissolution of the Sultanate on 7 October 1823, the Kuto Tengkuruk was demolished. Following

1230-458: The rivers of Palembang prevented Naval assault, thus halting the expedition. Neither side of the conflict obtained casualties in direct relation to combat on either side. The Second Expedition to Palembang in 1821 resulted in the defeat of the Sultanate of Palembang defending against Dutch forces. Leaders of the conflict included Hendrik Merkus de Kock and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II . In collaboration with information gathered by Wolterbeek ,

1271-592: The smelter. Other people are government employees, and there are also fishermen, farmers, and tin miners. Mentok is 3 hours from Palembang by ferry through the Port of Tanjung Kalian and 2 hours by paved road from Pangkal Pinang . 2°0′S 105°5′E  /  2.000°S 105.083°E  / -2.000; 105.083 This Bangka Belitung location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Palembang Darussalam The Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam ( Malay : كسلطانن ڤلمبڠ دارالسلام)

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1312-566: The sultanate, each running their own courts. In 2003, the Palembang Sultanate Custom Community Council ( Indonesian : Majelis Adat Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam ) recognized Raden Haji Muhammad Syafei Prabu Diradja, a retired police officer, as a descendant of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II and proceeded to elect him as Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III. The coronation took place in Lawang Kidul Mosque, near

1353-462: The tomb of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I (reigned 1724–1756). The elderly Mahmud Badaruddin III later died on 8 September 2017, and was succeeded by his youngest son and heir apparent Raden Muhammad Fauwaz Diradja, who reigned as Mahmud Badaruddin IV. In 2006, Haji Raden Mahmud Badaruddin, chairman of Palembang Sultanate Lineage Association ( Indonesian : Himpunan Zuriat Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam ),

1394-427: Was a Portuguese apothecary , colonial administrator, and diplomat. In 1510 he was commissioned by the Portuguese court to serve as a " factor of drugs" in India, arriving at Cannanore in 1511. In 1512 he was sent to the port city of Malacca , recently captured by the Portuguese . There he served as the chief accountant for the royal factory. Upon his return to India in 1515, Pires was sent to China as ambassador from

1435-512: Was a sultanate in Indonesia whose capital was the city of Palembang in the southern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra . It was proclaimed in 1659 by Susuhunan Abdurrahman (1659–1706) and dissolved by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies on October 7, 1823. In 1825, its last ruler, Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin, was arrested and sent into exile on the island of Banda Neira in

1476-428: Was careful to investigate the accuracy of the information collected from merchants, sailors and others with whom he had contact. It shows him to be a discriminating observer, in spite of his tangled prose. "His style is far from clear," his modern editor has noted, "and no doubt it often becomes more confused, owing to the transcriber's mistakes." The book, couched as a report to Manuel of Portugal , and perhaps fulfilling

1517-399: Was crowned Sultan Iskandar Mahmud Badaruddin following an adat deliberation. He is a direct male-line descendant of Prince Purboyo, son of Sultan Muhammad Mansyur, and the daughter of Mahmud Badaruddin I. The Palembang Sultanate was formally abolished in 1825, the sultans hold no authority beyond cultural and customary duties. Tom%C3%A9 Pires Tomé Pires (c. 1468 — c. 1524/1540)

1558-527: Was revoked by Dutch officials after he had attempted to escape to the Bengkulu region . In 1821 the Dutch implemented a Bureaucracy with an appointed governor and regional heads of authority to manage assigned districts of the area. They were considered a higher power than of that of the Sultan. Islamic religious courts were not altered. When the Sultanate was abolished, so was the allowance given to Palembang nobles by

1599-521: Was the first comprehensive and reliable account of Asia to the east of India, a region that was almost unknown to Europe at the time. Among its many accomplishments, it contained the first European descriptions of the Malay Archipelago and the Spice Islands . The historical account of Malacca is the earliest known and contains much information not found anywhere else. Pires was also the first to use

1640-409: Was the main mode of transportation for people during this period of the Sultanate. During the reign of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I, the fifty-hectares wide Kraton Kuto Tengkuruk or Kuto Lamo ( lit.   ' old palace ' ) became the main center of the Palembang Sultanate. Kraton Kuto Tengkuruk was bordered with Kapuran River (now Pasar Cinde) to the north, Tengkuruk River to the east (in what

1681-531: Was then referred to as the Sultanate of Demak and participated in the invasion of Portuguese Controlled Melaka . In 1596, Palembang was attacked and razed by the Dutch East India Company . In 1659, the name Sri Susuhunan Abdurrahman was recorded as sovereign of the Palembang Sultanate. Records of connection with the VOC have been mentioned since the year 1601. At the beginning of the 17th century, Palembang became one of

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