Between truth and fiction
The story by Abdullah Munshi about the British mission to Java (January–May 1811)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22219842 |
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| Authors | Liubov Goriaeva (0000-0002-4744-6005, Institute of Oriental Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 457-469 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Orientalistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2618-7043 • E-ISSN: 2687-0738 |
| Publisher | Institute of Oriental Studies Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31696/2618-7043-2020-3-2-457-469 |
| OpenAlex | W3029869737 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The article deals with one of the episodes regarding the British preparation measurements for the Java invasion in 1811. It is mentioned in extenso in the memoirs of the Malay writer Abdullah bin Abdulkadir Munshi (1796/7–1854). The author mentions a mission dispatched to Java by the British colonial administrator T. S. Raffles. He masterminded the invasion in order to gain support from the local rulers. The keypoint of this episode is the exposure of the alleged traitor the Crown Prince of the Siak Principality, Tengku Pangeran Sukma Dilaga (aka Sayyid Zain) who happened to be the Head of the mission. The story about the betrayal originated from the Javanese prince, the participant in the mission of Sayyid Zain. The story was considered to be true and therefore included into the memoirs by their author Abdullah ibn Abdulkadir Munshi. The author of the article offers an analysis of the documentary evidences and on their basis argues the authenticity of the original description by Sayyid Zain and discusses various reasons, which caused its oigin
Art history · Java · Memoir · Asian Studies and History · Computer Science · History
| Highly cited | No |
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