Soul Catcher Java's Fiery Prince Mangkunegara I, 1726-1795

459 Pages·2018·6.522 MB·English

by  M.C. Ricklefs

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Soul Catcher
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Soul Catcher
Java’s Fiery Prince Mangkunagara I
1726–95
M.C. Ricklefs
ASIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
in association with
NUS PRESS
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© 2018 M.C. Ricklefs
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National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Names: Ricklefs, M.C. (Merle Calvin)
Title: Soul catcher: Java’s fiery Prince Mangkunagara I, 1726–1795 / M.C.
Ricklefs.
Description: Singapore: NUS Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographic references
and index.
Identifiers: OCN 1012822811 | 978-981-47-2284-1 (paperback)
Subjects: LCSH: Mangkunegara I, Prince of Surakarta, 1725–1795. | Surakarta
(Indonesia)--Kings and rulers--Biography. | Surakarta (Indonesia)-- History--
18th century.
Classification: DDC 959.8021092--dc23
Cover image by M.C. Ricklefs
Printed by: Markono Print Media Pte Ltd
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For Margaret,
with love and gratitude for 50 years together;
for Norman, Charles and Thérèse
and our grandchildren Samuel, Claudia and Hannah;
and in memory of Deborah
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Contents
Transcription, Orthography, Toponyms and Personal Names xi
Dating Systems xiii
List of Maps xiv
List of Illustrations xiv
Abbreviations xvi
Introduction Background to This Study and Brief Overview 1
of Primary Sources
Part I Youth and War
Chapter 1 A Child at Court, Briefly Glimpsed, 1726–42 7
Chapter 2 Into Rebellion, 1743–46: Early Skirmishes 42
Chapter 3 The Third Javanese War of Succession, 61
Phase 1: Together with Mangkubumi, 1746–51
Chapter 4 The Third Javanese War of Succession, 110
Phase 2: The Collapse of the Rebel Alliance
and Internal Warfare, 1752–53
Chapter 5 The Third Javanese War of Succession, 143
Phase 3: Mangkunagara Fights Alone and
Mangkubumi Becomes Sultan, 1753–55
Chapter 6 The Third Javanese War of Succession’s 173
Final Phase: Mangkunagara’s Concluding Battles
to Senior Princedom, 1755–57
ix
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x Contents
Part II War by Other Means
Chapter 7 Becoming Established in Surakarta and the 203
Defeat of Marriage Diplomacy, 1757–68
Chapter 8 Dealing with Marginalisation as the Courts 236
Faced a New Century, 1768–78
Chapter 9 Mangkunagara’s Later Years: Piety, the Arts, 265
Illness and Loss, c. 1779–88
Chapter 10 Religion, the Crisis in Surakarta and 282
Mangkunagara’s Final Victory with His New
European Allies, 1787–95
Chapter 11 Mangkunagaran Legacies 321
Genealogy of Principal Members of the Mataram Dynasty 342
Appendix 1: Detailed Discussion of Principal Primary Sources 344
Appendix 2: Who Was Seh Ibrahim? 360
Appendix 3: Site of the Battle at Tugu, October 1754 368
Appendix 4: A Glimpse of Yasadipura I in 1788 370
Appendix 5: Senior Officers of the VOC in Java during 372
Mangkunagara I’s Life
Acknowledgements 374
Illustration Credits 376
Glossary 378
Bibliography 381
Index 394
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