Letter
Letter from Sultan Abul Fath Abdul Fattah to the King of England, Charles II, 1675
- Title
- eng Letter from Sultan Abul Fath Abdul Fattah to the King of England, Charles II, 1675
- ind Surat Sultan Abul Fath Abdul Fattah kepada Raja Inggris, Charles II, 1675
- Contributor
- Charles II (King of England - Recipient / Raja Carles Seken)
- Captain Banindal / Banindhal (Ship captain carrying black pepper)
- Identifier
- PRO Ext 8/2, f. 46 (Public Record Office, London)
- Cod.Or. 8514 (Leiden University Library - M.B. Lewis Transliteration)
- Place
- Banten, Indonesia
- Format
- European paper (Foolscap watermark and PM countermark)
- Extent
- 40 x 26 cm (Text size: 24 x 14 cm, 11 lines per page)
- Description
- eng A letter written on 5 Zulkaidah 1085 H (31 January 1675) from Sultan Abul Fath Abdul Fattah (Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa) of Banten to King Charles II of England. The letter serves to reaffirm friendship and maintain diplomatic ties between Banten and England, emphasizing that their bond of friendship should remain uninterrupted as in former times. The Sultan sends a gift of black pepper delivered by ship captain Banindal. Written in black ink using Pegon script in the Malay language. Features an Arabic heading in the upper margin reading Yā qarība al-muḥsinīn ("O You Who are near to those who do good"), a circular black carbon Banten Sultanate seal in Arabic script on the upper right margin, and an oval British Royal seal inscribed Her Majestys State Paper Office.
- ind Surat yang ditulis pada tanggal 5 Zulkaidah 1085 H / Dal Awal 1085 H (31 Januari 1675) dari Sultan Banten, Sultan Abul Fath Abdul Fattah (Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa) kepada Raja Inggris, Charles II. Isinya mengingatkan agar tali persahabatan dan hubungan diplomatik antara Banten dan Inggris jangan terputus dan tetap terpelihara seperti adat masa dahulu. Sultan Banten memberikan hadiah berupa lada hitam yang dikirimkan melalui kapten kapal Banindal. Teks ditulis menggunakan tinta hitam dalam huruf Pegon berbahasa Melayu. Memiliki kepala surat di margin atas berbahasa Arab Yā qarība al-muḥsinīn ("Wahai yang sangat dekat dengan orang-orang yang berbuat kebajikan"), stempel karbon hitam Kesultanan Banten berbentuk lingkaran berhuruf Arab di margin kanan, serta stempel oval kerajaan Inggris bertuliskan Her Majestys State Paper Office.
- Provenance
- Public Record Office, London (Record number: PRO Ext 8/2, f. 46). Transliteration by M.B. Lewis stored at Leiden University Library (Cod.Or. 8514).
- Subject
- Diplomatic letter
- Banten Sultanate
- Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
- Sultan Abul Fath Abdul Fattah
- Charles II
- Anglo-Banten relations
- Pepper trade
- Pegon script
- Bibliographic Citation
- Pudjiastuti, T. (2007). Perang, dagang, persahabatan: surat-surat Sultan Banten. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, pp. 43-45.