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Multiple Centres of Authority: Society and Environment in Siak and Eastern Sumatra, 1674-1827 (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land)

Timothy P. Barnard

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Description:Offering access to an extensive and resource-rich hinterland, eastern Sumatra was an important trading region between the Melaka Straits and the Minangkabau highlands of Sumatra prior to colonial rule. Traditionally under the control of Johor, the various communities in eastern Sumatra were united under the leadership of an adventurer named Raja Kecik in the early eighteenth century and formed an independent community along the Siak River. Over the next century Raja Kecik and his descendents attempted to gain control over the trade that flowed through the Straits, while keeping the numerous communities within their territories united by means of marriage alliances, warfare, raiding, trade, and myth. By the end of the eighteenth century the ‘multiple centres of authority’ that constituted Siak represented the dominant Malay community in the Straits of Melaka, only to fall into decline due to the rise of British trading communities in Singapore and Penang. This book, based on VOC (Dutch East Indies Company) archives and traditional Malay texts, examines the rise of a 'Malay' state in the early modern era. It focuses on the ecological frontier of eastern Sumatra, with its multi-ethnic communities, and how they were able to transform themselves, in the words of an English visitor, into 'a summit of prosperity' by the end of the eighteenth century. Particular emphasis is placed on the methods used by Siak leaders to unite the disparate communities in the region, and how this was viewed in other Malay communities.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Multiple Centres of Authority: Society and Environment in Siak and Eastern Sumatra, 1674-1827 (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land). To get started finding Multiple Centres of Authority: Society and Environment in Siak and Eastern Sumatra, 1674-1827 (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Offering access to an extensive and resource-rich hinterland, eastern Sumatra was an important trading region between the Melaka Straits and the Minangkabau highlands of Sumatra prior to colonial rule. Traditionally under the control of Johor, the various communities in eastern Sumatra were united under the leadership of an adventurer named Raja Kecik in the early eighteenth century and formed an independent community along the Siak River. Over the next century Raja Kecik and his descendents attempted to gain control over the trade that flowed through the Straits, while keeping the numerous communities within their territories united by means of marriage alliances, warfare, raiding, trade, and myth. By the end of the eighteenth century the ‘multiple centres of authority’ that constituted Siak represented the dominant Malay community in the Straits of Melaka, only to fall into decline due to the rise of British trading communities in Singapore and Penang. This book, based on VOC (Dutch East Indies Company) archives and traditional Malay texts, examines the rise of a 'Malay' state in the early modern era. It focuses on the ecological frontier of eastern Sumatra, with its multi-ethnic communities, and how they were able to transform themselves, in the words of an English visitor, into 'a summit of prosperity' by the end of the eighteenth century. Particular emphasis is placed on the methods used by Siak leaders to unite the disparate communities in the region, and how this was viewed in other Malay communities.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Multiple Centres of Authority: Society and Environment in Siak and Eastern Sumatra, 1674-1827 (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land). To get started finding Multiple Centres of Authority: Society and Environment in Siak and Eastern Sumatra, 1674-1827 (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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