Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century

The Banten Sultanate was a pre-Indonesian Islamic kingdom from the 16th to early 19th centuries. Banten developed as a kingdom based on trade, its main commodity being pepper. In the 17th century, pepper became a spice with high value, so Banten used it as a diplomatic tool apart from being a trade...

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Main Author: Syukron Jauhar Fuad Faizin
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Language:English
Published: LPPM UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://ejournal.uinsaizu.ac.id/index.php/jihm/article/view/9362
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description The Banten Sultanate was a pre-Indonesian Islamic kingdom from the 16th to early 19th centuries. Banten developed as a kingdom based on trade, its main commodity being pepper. In the 17th century, pepper became a spice with high value, so Banten used it as a diplomatic tool apart from being a trade commodity. As the destination of many foreign traders, it encouraged Banten to communicate with several kingdoms. Through historical research methods and a literature review, this article attempts to see diplomacy as one of the political activities of pre-Indonesian kingdoms. As a result, it can be seen that the Banten Sultanate carried out its diplomatic activities with several kingdoms, for example, Mecca (Ottoman), the Netherlands, England, Denmark, and France. This activity can be known from Banten's correspondence with the foreign kingdom and is supported by the chronicle narrative as colonial historiography. In this activity, the sultan of Banten often included several gifts, one of which was a large amount of pepper. Therefore, letters and other manuscripts can show Banten's position in diplomacy with other kingdoms, and pepper has an important role.
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spelling doaj-art-7e7c71e25d6d49b685efe9cbbce54c872025-08-20T03:32:54ZengLPPM UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri PurwokertoJournal of Islamic History and Manuscript2964-416X2963-33542023-10-012210.24090/jihm.v2i2.9362Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th CenturySyukron Jauhar Fuad Faizin0Independent Researcher The Banten Sultanate was a pre-Indonesian Islamic kingdom from the 16th to early 19th centuries. Banten developed as a kingdom based on trade, its main commodity being pepper. In the 17th century, pepper became a spice with high value, so Banten used it as a diplomatic tool apart from being a trade commodity. As the destination of many foreign traders, it encouraged Banten to communicate with several kingdoms. Through historical research methods and a literature review, this article attempts to see diplomacy as one of the political activities of pre-Indonesian kingdoms. As a result, it can be seen that the Banten Sultanate carried out its diplomatic activities with several kingdoms, for example, Mecca (Ottoman), the Netherlands, England, Denmark, and France. This activity can be known from Banten's correspondence with the foreign kingdom and is supported by the chronicle narrative as colonial historiography. In this activity, the sultan of Banten often included several gifts, one of which was a large amount of pepper. Therefore, letters and other manuscripts can show Banten's position in diplomacy with other kingdoms, and pepper has an important role. https://ejournal.uinsaizu.ac.id/index.php/jihm/article/view/9362Banten SultanateDiplomacyPepperForeign Kingdoms
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Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century
Journal of Islamic History and Manuscript
Banten Sultanate
Diplomacy
Pepper
Foreign Kingdoms
title Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century
title_full Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century
title_fullStr Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century
title_full_unstemmed Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century
title_short Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century
title_sort spices and diplomacy of the banten sultanate with foreign kingdoms in the 16th 19th century
topic Banten Sultanate
Diplomacy
Pepper
Foreign Kingdoms
url https://ejournal.uinsaizu.ac.id/index.php/jihm/article/view/9362
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