Letter
Letter from the King of Banten to the King of England, James I, 1605
- Title
- eng Letter from the King of Banten to the King of England, James I, 1605
- ind Surat Raja Banten kepada Raja Inggris, James I, 1605
- Contributor
- James I (King of England - Recipient)
- Identifier
- PRO SP 102/4/8 (Public Record Office, London)
- Place
- Banten, Indonesia
- Language
- ArabicSee all items with this value
- Format
- European paper (Kertas Eropa)
- Extent
- 31 x 28.5 cm (Text size: 18.5 x 12 cm, 9 lines per page)
- Description
- eng A letter from the King of Banten to King James I containing congratulations on the accession of James I as King of England, as well as an expression of gratitude for the gifts sent through General Milton. The text is written in vocalized Arabic script, in the Arabic language, using black ink. It features the British Royal Seal and a circular seal containing the two Islamic declarations of faith (Shahada).
- ind Surat dari Raja Banten kepada Raja James I berisi ucapan selamat atas pengangkatan James I sebagai Raja Inggris serta ucapan terima kasih atas hadiah yang dikirimkan melalui Jenderal Milton. Teks ditulis dalam huruf Arab berharakat, berbahasa Arab, dengan tinta hitam. Terdapat stempel kerajaan Inggris dan stempel berbentuk lingkaran berisikan dua kalimat syahadat.
- Provenance
- Public Record Office, London (Stored in a brown cardboard box with other state paper foreign classes, bound together with Turkish letter SP 102/4/9 (1). Brought to England by Captain Henry Middleton)
- Bibliographic Citation
- Pudjiastuti, T. (2007). Perang, dagang, persahabatan: surat-surat Sultan Banten. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, pp. 13-14.