Letter
Letter from Pangeran Anom to the King of England, Charles I, 1635
- Title
- eng Letter from Pangeran Anom to the King of England, Charles I, 1635
- ind Surat Pangeran Anom kepada Raja Inggris, Charles I, 1635
- Contributor
- Charles I (King of England - Recipient)
- Identifier
- PRO SP 102/4/37 (Public Record Office, London)
- Cod. Or. 8514 (Leiden University Library – Transliteration by M.B. Lewis)
- Place
- Banten, Indonesia
- Date
- 1635
- Language
- MalaySee all items with this value
- Format
- European paper without watermark
- Extent
- 34 x 33 cm (Text size: 13.5 x 14 cm, 15 lines per page)
- Description
- eng A letter sent by Pangeran Anom (Crown Prince of Banten, later known as Sultan Abu al-Maali Ahmad) to King Charles I of England in 1635. The letter describes the situation in Banten during its war against the Dutch, who fired upon Bantenese trading vessels bound for Ambon as well as English personnel in Banten. Pangeran Anom requests weapons and gunpowder from the King of England to defeat the Dutch, offering gifts of two cassowary birds, a kris, and a spear in return. The condition of the document is degraded with holes along the center fold line. Written in black ink using Pegon script in Malay. Features an oval British Royal seal inscribed State paper office and a pencil annotation by M.B. Lewis.
- ind Surat dari Pangeran Anom (Putra Mahkota Banten, kemudian bergelar Sultan Abu al-Maali Ahmad) kepada Raja Inggris Charles I pada tahun 1635. Isinya menceritakan keadaan Banten yang tengah berperang melawan Belanda karena Belanda menembaki kapal Banten yang hendak berniaga ke Ambon serta menembaki orang Inggris di Banten. Pangeran Anom meminta bantuan senjata dan mesiu kepada Raja Inggris untuk mengalahkan Belanda, dengan mengirimkan hadiah berupa dua ekor burung kasuari, sebilah keris, dan sepucuk tombak. Keadaan fisik surat berlubang di bagian lipatan tengah. Teks ditulis dengan tinta hitam menggunakan huruf Pegon berbahasa Melayu. Terdapat stempel oval kerajaan Inggris bertuliskan State paper office serta catatan pensil oleh M.B. Lewis.
- Provenance
- Public Record Office, London (Record number: PRO SP 102/4/37, stored in the same box as SP 102/4/38 and bound with records 38, 39, 40, and 41). Transliteration by M.B. Lewis stored at Leiden University Library (Cod. Or. 8514).
- Subject
- Diplomatic letter
- Banten Sultanate
- Charles I
- Pangeran Anom
- Sultan Abu al-Maali Ahmad
- Anglo-Banten relations
- Dutch East India Company conflict
- Pegon script
- Military assistance request
- Bibliographic Citation
- Pudjiastuti, T. (2007). Perang, dagang, persahabatan: surat-surat Sultan Banten. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, pp. 21-22.