Letter
Letter from Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar to the King of England, Charles II, 1680
- Title
- eng Letter from Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar to the King of England, Charles II, 1680
- ind Surat Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar kepada Raja Inggris, Charles II, 1680
- Contributor
- Charles II (King of England - Recipient / Charles Cadua)
- Captain Nathaniell (Ship captain)
- Captain Moor White (Deceased English agent in Surosowan)
- Identifier
- PRO CO 77/14, f. 22-23 (Public Record Office, London)
- Place
- Banten, Indonesia
- Language
- EnglishSee all items with this value
- MalaySee all items with this value
- JavaneseSee all items with this value
- Format
- European paper (Watermark featuring a shield with entwined rope and ABMALMENADE countermark)
- Extent
- Main Document: 35 x 22.5 cm (Plano: 35 x 45.5 cm)
- English Text (f. 22): 28 x 17 cm (25 lines per page)
- Malay Text (f. 23): 33 x 17 cm (26 lines per page)
- Description
- eng A letter dated 23 January 1680 sent by Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar (Sultan Haji) of Surosowan, Banten, to King Charles II of England, produced in duplicate copies (f. 22 in English and f. 23 in Malay written in Latin script). The letter addresses the death of Captain Moor White, an English agent who was murdered in Surosowan. Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar explains his efforts to investigate the murder, notes that Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa seeks out the perpetrator, and requests military assistance from England in the form of cannons and gunpowder to counter Dutch pressure. Written in dark brown ink using Latin cursive script. Features an oval British Royal seal inscribed Her Majestyis State Paper Office on f. 22, a red wax circular seal in Javanese script on f. 22 reading surat Sulṭān Abū an-Naṣar al-Qahhār, and a 3-line Latin cursive annotation in English and Malay at the bottom left margin of f. 23 reading soerat inne boolan jan y 23 / taoen 1680 given at court carato / in y fourth feare of raignd. Bound in a 38 x 26 cm light green cardboard volume with dark blue spine and corners, lettered Colonial East Indies 1678-86. Vol II CO.77.14.
- ind Surat bertanggal 23 Januari 1680 yang dikirim oleh Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar (Sultan Haji) dari Surosowan, Banten, kepada Raja Inggris Charles II, dibuat dalam dua salinan (f. 22 dalam bahasa Inggris dan f. 23 dalam bahasa Melayu berhuruf Latin). Isi surat menjelaskan perihal kematian Kapten Moor White, agen Inggris yang terbunuh di Surosowan. Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar menjelaskan usahanya untuk menyelidiki kasus kematian tersebut, menyebutkan bahwa Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa mencari pelakunya, serta meminta bantuan senjata berupa meriam dan mesiu kepada Inggris untuk menghadapi tekanan Belanda. Teks ditulis menggunakan tinta cokelat tua dalam huruf Latin kursif. Pada f. 22 terdapat stempel oval kerajaan Inggris bertuliskan Her Majestyis State Paper Office dan stempel lilin merah berhuruf Jawa bertuliskan surat Sulṭān Abū an-Naṣar al-Qahhār, serta pada f. 23 margin bawah kiri terdapat catatan Latin kursif 3 baris bertuliskan soerat inne boolan jan y 23 / taoen 1680 given at court carato / in y fourth feare of raignd. Arsip dijilid dalam buku berukuran 38 x 26 cm berbahan karton hijau muda dengan punggung biru tua bertuliskan Colonial East Indies 1678-86. Vol II CO.77.14
- Provenance
- Public Record Office, London (Record number: PRO CO 77/14, f. 22-23).
- Subject
- Diplomatic letter
- Banten Sultanate
- Sultan Abu Nashar Abdul Qahar
- Sultan Haji
- Surosowan
- Charles II
- Anglo-Banten relations
- Captain Moor White murder
- Arms request
- Dutch influence
- Latin script Malay
- Bibliographic Citation
- Pudjiastuti, T. (2007). Perang, dagang, persahabatan: surat-surat Sultan Banten. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, pp. 49-51