Letter
Letter from Sultan Abul Fath to the King of England, Charles II, c. 1664
- Title
- eng Letter from Sultan Abul Fath to the King of England, Charles II, c. 1664
- ind Surat Sultan Abul Fath kepada Raja Inggris, Charles II, ± 1664
- Contributor
- Charles II (King of England - Recipient)
- Identifier
- PRO Ext 8/2, f. 45 (Public Record Office, London)
- Place
- Banten, Indonesia
- Date
- c. 1664
- Language
- ArabicSee all items with this value
- Format
- European paper (Crowned shield with lily/fleur-de-lis watermark)
- Extent
- 33 x 32 cm (Text size: 21 x 12 cm, 10 lines per page)
- Description
- eng Undated letter sent by Sultan Abul Fath (Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa) of Banten to King Charles II of England, estimated to be written around 1664. The letter requests that England sell 10 large cannons (including 4 measuring 31 julailah and 6 measuring 29 julailah), 500 matchlock firearms/muskets (istinggar), and 100 flintlock matchlocks (istinggar with stone ignition), along with gunpowder on every ship visiting Banten. As a gesture of peace and affection, the Sultan sent 100 bahar of black pepper and 100 pikul of ginger as gifts. Written in black ink in the Arabic language and script. Features a circular black carbon Banten Sultanate seal and an oval British Royal seal inscribed Her Majestyis state paper office. Bound in a large cardboard folder measuring 53 x 43 cm covered in dark red cardboard with grey and off-white paper linings.
- ind Surat tanpa tanggal dari Sultan Abul Fath (Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa) dari Banten kepada Raja Inggris Charles II, diperkirakan ditulis sekitar tahun 1664. Isinya meminta agar Inggris bersedia menjual 10 meriam besar (4 di antaranya berukuran 31 julailah dan 6 berukuran 29 julailah), 500 senapan/istinggar, serta 100 istinggar bertiupan batu api beserta mesiunya pada setiap kapal yang berlayar ke Banten. Sebagai tanda cinta dan perdamaian, Sultan mengirimkan hadiah berupa 100 bahar lada hitam dan 100 pikul jahe. Teks ditulis menggunakan tinta hitam dalam huruf Arab berbahasa Arab. Terdapat stempel karbon hitam Kesultanan Banten berbentuk lingkaran dan stempel oval kerajaan Inggris bertuliskan Her Majestyis state paper office. Surat terikat dalam bundel karton tebal berukuran 53 x 43 cm berwarna merah tua yang dilapisi kertas abu-abu dan putih tua.
- Provenance
- Public Record Office, London (Record number: PRO Ext 8/2, f. 45, bound together with other letters in a large folder).
- Subject
- Diplomatic letter
- Banten Sultanate
- Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
- Sultan Abul Fath
- Charles II
- Anglo-Banten trade
- Arms acquisition
- Matchlock
- Istinggar
- Pepper trade
- Arabic script
- Bibliographic Citation
- Pudjiastuti, T. (2007). Perang, dagang, persahabatan: surat-surat Sultan Banten. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, pp. 30-32.