The Indonesian dynasties are going through a process now of a sort of cultural and slightly(covered)political revival. There are now several rival monarchs all over Indonesia: 1)Cirebon-Kanoman(W-Java):Sultan Elang Muhammad Saladin lives in the palace and wanted,that his half-brother Sultan Elang Muhammad Emiruddin left the palace(other part).Both installed in 2003. 2)Insana(W-Timor):Usif/Raja Drs. Theodorus(Olis) 3.)Fatuaruin/Malaka(W-Timor);After the death of Liurai Luis Terek Seran Sanaka of Malaka(in fact the active part of the rule of Belu area,whose ruler in fact was the emperor of total Timor(the Maromak Oan,but later only ruled over Belu area in middle-Timor)there were 3 pretenders to the Liurai title of Malaka;from 2003 until now not resolved. 4.)Sonbai(W-Timor):Sonbai was a sub-empire under the ruler of what we later call the ruler of Belu. 5.)AmarasiW-Timor)the position of Raja Robert Koroh is contested by some people in the area.The exact reason and more information about this fact I don't posses now. 6.)Pangeran Paku Alam IX of Pakualaman in middle-Java was heavily contested when he had to be installed by his younger halfbrother Prince Gondhokusumo after the deat of their father in 1998 and only could be installed in 1999.How the pretender now thinks about the position of his brother is not known to me,but he went on for some years with his rival-claim. 7.)Susuhunan Paku Buwono XIII of Surakarta(middle-Java)is the highest ranking monarch of Indonesia. 8.)Kutai Kartanegara ing Martadipura,or shortly known as Kutai(E-Borneo).Sultan Haji Aji Muhammad Salehuddin II was the first moanrch of Indonesia in modern time,who was allowed by the Indonesian Government to be installed(2001).Kutai is the oldest kingodm of Indonesia(since ca. 400).Present day Kutai is made up of Kutai Kartanegara(later kingdom),who could conquer the older kingdom Kutai Mulawarman,or Martadipura(more to the N)in 1605.But in the time of local autonomy in Indonesia(since 1999)a descendant of the Martadipura kingdom now claims(very seriously with local backing and also support from the goverment(for a cultural reason and more or less a bit covered),that he is the dynastychief of Kutai Mulawarman:Aji Iansyahrechza F. gelar Maharaja Sri Nala Praditha Wangsa Warman. 9.)PalembangS.-Sumatra):a descendant of the last real independent Sultan was installed in 2003 as Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III.But a young prince;descendant of some earlier sultans and very active on cultural level;and also supported by the descendants of the last 2 sultans(who were a bit under the control of Holland)installed himself in 2006 as Sultan Iskandar Mahmud Badaruddin and is now the most recognized sultan of Palembang,because f.i. he says,that MB is descendant from a sub-wife of a Sultan,so not really eligible to become sultan in the first place(IMB is descended from a chief wife). 10.)Badung-DenpasarBali)Ida Tjokorda Denpasar IX took the important Pemecutan name in his ruling namein 2005:Tjokorda Ngurah Jambe Pemecutan,indicating,that he is the main of the 3 monarchs in Badung(same dynasty).Not liked by the political very influential Raja of Badung-Pemecutan:Dr. Ida Cokorda Pemecutan IX;SH(1986; 11)Amanatun(W-Timor):Raja Gustaf E.A.(Gia)BanunaEk In other dynasties their are also claims,that the dynastychief is not really the person,who should be the man;like in Banten and Tidore. Thank you for your attention. DP Tick gRMK/Pusaka. --Previous Message--
But in these dynasties(part of it)also there is rivalry.Due partly because of the fact,that now they are not ruling officially and so lacking strict social control by the people.
TaOlin is descended from a sub-raja of Insana,who was installed by the Dutch as Raja of Insana,because the ritual-Raja was first not really fitting in the system with his idea about ruling and later members of his dynasty were not really fit to really rule.So the TaOlin dynasty began to rule.But Dr. Alexander Un Atolan Usfinit MPH finds,that he is the actual monarch(the dynasty has the title Kesel).
Later it became more or less independent of the Maromak Oan and had his own empire in the west part of W-Timor.The last pretender-Emperor ruled one way,or another until 1906 and died 1923.
Now there are 2 royals,who claim the title:
Willem Sonbai at Kauniki and another Willem Sonbai at Fatumnutu(in present Mollo).
The Raja of Kupang(who ruled originally over Sonbai-Kecil,or little Sonbai near the town of Kupang and are in fact the senior-line of the Sonbai-dynasty)are now considered also as a sort of representative of the Sonbai-dynasty:the present Raja/Usif of Kupang:Raja Leopold Isu Nisnoni(also Liurai of Sonbai-Kecil)is one of the major rajas of W-Timor.
His forefathers as Susuhunans(Emperors)of Mataram once ruled the greater part of Java and the island of Madura.PB XIII rules morally since 2004 and is contested by his halfbrother Prince Tedjowulan,who has the same title.
Many royals in the dynasty were a bit unpleasantly suprised,when they discovered,that even in the Imperial dynasty of Surakarta no unity could be preserved.
The first mentioned Susuhunan lives in the palace.
His installation gives a bit a feeling,that the rivalry in the Indonesian dynasties becomes a bit to much and that it nearly goes the way of the Sulu sultanate((we really hope so,it will not go that way.)
before this Raja was the only real installed Bali raja of the modern time.
(1996-...)is the official recognized raja,but the son of the last ruling Raja;prince Don Yesriel Y. Kusa BanunaEk also has a strong claim(with realistic way of expressing it) and also the present district chief of S-middle Timor(Daniel BanunaEk)hoped to become Raja(but he was descendant of a sort adopted person in the family/servant.Prince Kusa can be seen as a sort of cultural ambassador of Amanatun(one of the most beautifull parts of Timor island.)
: Dear readers;
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: I mentioned it before,but also the
: descendants of the last ruling Sultan of
: Pasir(East-Borneo),who died on Java in exile
: still have their own website at:
: http://kesultanan_pasir.tripod.com .
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: Yours sincerelly: DP Tick gRMK/Pusaka.
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: --Previous Message--
: Dear readers;
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: Apart from the information about the
: Sultan(s) of Kutai Kartanegara at
: www.kutaikartanegara.com , you also can find
: now information about another sultanate of
: Indonesia on internet: at
: www.sultanpalembang.com you can find the
: website around the rival-Sultan Iskandar
: Mahmud Baharuddin of Palembang(2006-2...)in
: S.-Sumatra.
: I hope interesting for you.
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: Thank you for your attention.
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: Yours sincerelly: DP Tick gRMK/Pusaka.
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: --Previous Message--
: Dear readers;
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: The big national meeting of the Indonesian
: dynasties is delayed.It now takes place 29
: july until 3 august.After that
: regional/provincial and the like councils
: will be organised of the dynasties there.
: Slowly but surely Indonesia is preparing for
: a sort of new role for the Indonesian
: dynasties.
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: Thank you for your attention.
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: Yours sincerelly:
: DP Tick gRMK/Pusaka.
: --Previous Message--
: Dear readers;
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: From 15-20 june in Denpasar many dynasties
: of Indonesia will meet.Meeting first
: secret.To sort out problems.On 28 june at
: least the dynasties of Indonesian
: Borneo/Kalimantan will meet in
: Tenggarong/Kutai Kartanegara.18 dynasties
: will meet.Indonesia will organise the ca.
: 300 dynasties and also the noble houses in
: provincial councils.
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: Thank you for your attention.
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: Yours sincerelly: DP Tick gRMK/Pusaka.
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