Aceh's relationship with the Dutch royal and the French royal

Aceh's relationship with the Dutch royal

Prince Maurits - Oranje - founder of the dynasty also had sent a letter with the intention of seeking the help of the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam. Sultan welcomed their good intentions by sending envoys to the Dutch group. The delegation was led by Tuanku Abdul Hamid. The delegation is what is known as the first Indonesian to stop in the Netherlands. During his visit Tuanku Abdul Hamid ill and eventually died. He was buried on a large scale in the Netherlands, attended by the magistrates Netherlands. However, because the Dutch have never bury a Muslim, then he was buried by way of Christianity in the yard of a church. Now in his tomb there is an inscription which was inaugurated by the late HRH Prince Bernhard of the late husband of Queen Juliana and father of Queen Beatrix Majesty.

Aceh's relationship with the French royal

Aceh also received a royal envoy visits the Kingdom of France. Envoy of the King of France was originally intended to award a mirror that is very valuable to the Sultan of Aceh. But in the course of the broken mirror. Finally they present fragments of the mirror as a gift to the emperor. In his book, Danis Lombard said that the Sultan Iskandar Muda very fond of valuable objects. At that time, the kingdom of Aceh is the only Malay kingdom that has Balee Ceureumeen or Glass Hall in the palace. According to the French envoy , the Aceh Sultanate Palace extent of not less than two kilometers. The palace named the Palace In Darud Donya ( now Meuligo Aceh, the residence of the Governor ). In it includes fictional Medan and Medan Khaerani that can accommodate 300 troops elephant 's tail. Sultan Iskandar Muda also ordered to move Krueng Aceh River basin to drain his palace ( the river can still be seen up to now, flowing quiet around Meuligoe ). That's where the sultan often swim while entertaining the guests him.

The history of Aceh friendship with the Dutch

The history of Aceh friendship with the Dutch

In historical records revealed that when the Dutch empire proclaimed its independence from Spain, only the kingdom of Aceh as the first country in the world to recognize her and immediately established diplomatic relations thus established an excellent bilateral relations between the two countries are very far apart the two kingdoms located itu.Meskipun the social aspects kemasyarakatnya different, but both Aceh and the Dutch royal remains to establish cooperation in the field of trade, thereby supporting the economic growth of both kingdoms tersebut.Awalnya letter Maurit Prince of Orange dynasty van Nassau holder of the reins of the kingdom of the Netherlands to the Queen abetrix now being sent to the Sultan, Alauddin Riayat Syah.Surat in Spanish which contains gentle persuasion was taken by Admiral Laurens Bicker and Gerard de Roy with four expedition vessels carrying various goods valuable time was about 660,000 guilders nilainya.Keempat expedition ships carrying goods - items to be presented to the Sultan of Aceh , Sultan Alauddin Shah Riayat it, namely Zelandia, Middelborgh, Bracke and De Langhe Sanne Zeland departing from the port on January 28, 1601.Selain bring lunch supplies 450,000 estate as well as various valuable items to be submitted to the Sultan Aceh as a symbol of friendship between the two kingdoms itu.Pange ran Maurit which is gathering the potential that exists to liberate their homeland from vendors han Spain and Portugal under King Manuel, wants to expand its relationship with various countries including Aceh and forget the bitter tragedy of the death of Cornelis de Houtman taxable Acehnese dagger konseku Wensi lack sopanannya in 1599 as he did in the waters ekpedisinya kingdom of Aceh.

Prince Maurit realize that by opening diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Aceh who master the world's busiest trade lane, the Strait of Malacca, and the territorial control of the whole island of Sumatra to Pariaman in West Sumatra and Aceh and the Netherlands could offset the dominance of the Portuguese in Malacca since this 1511.Selama Netherlands always sandwiched by the Portuguese and Spanish that can control the sea lanes since of Giblaltar ( Jabal Tariq ) mouthfeel Africa and Central - Europe meeting Samudrea the Atlantic ocean to the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Parsia, Goa, Malacca, Timor, Maluku and Therefore Philipina.Oleh diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Aceh is very important for the Dutch royal who is preparing to release themselves from imperialism me kingdom southern Europe (Portugal and Spain). voyage undertaken Netherlands ebelumnya always under threat from the Portuguese - Spanish, and if certainly caught a very severe punishment for allegedly facilitating the movements of Prince Maurit.Secara sepatisme Dutch military leaders, troops Portuguese - Spanish time very strong Titu not possible for the Netherlands to face Holland sendirian.Karenanya very important to establish diplomatic relations with the royal Aceh.Dalam voyage to Aceh, Dutch ships stop in East Africa for support of the local authorities who also had a long friendship with Aceh, as well as to trick from the pursuit of the Portuguese and Spanish as well as English who dominated the oceans of time it.After eight months mengharungi ocean often have to hide from Portuguese - Spanish fleet kepesisir islands along the voyage , then on August 25, 1601 rombingan prince Maurit shipment arrived in Aceh , and after reading the letter with caution and recorded by the secretary of the kingdom - the group was well received by the Sultan Aceh.Surat written prince Maurit in the Hague , dated December 11, 1600 shows whom there was : " to the beta is also rumored that the Portuguese had entered the war terhadp ape kingdom by order of His Majesty the King of Spain , with the aim of seizing the land and made ​​its people as slaves , as the thus it has done for over thirty years has been the land of our .. " . Kingdom of Aceh who had always hated the Portuguese , so had several times engaged in combat with him , immediately responded positively and explore the possibility could be related to the state of trade and the Netherlands . As the realization of the Sultan , Alauddin Shah paragraph Ri sends its ambassador as a diplomatic opening between the beginning of Aceh and Aceh to Belanda.Para Dutch diplomat Abdul Hamid led joint military brass kingdom of Aceh , Sri Admiral Muhammad and Mir Hasan as a delegate in the entourage of Laurens Bicker .

In his voyage in the waters near the island ST.HELENA Africa delegation meeting with Portu gis warship , the San Yago and unavoidable and the sea battle , the Portuguese ship finally be sunk so that the group could continue longer voyage , and arrived in Zeeland pad July 20, 1602 . Te but only 20 days to arrive in the Netherlands , Abdul Hamid fell ill because of the possibility of advanced age with the Dutch air so cold that the Aceh veteran diplomat died on August 10, 1602 at age 71 , and was buried in Middleborhg with kenegaran ceremony before had met the prince Maurit who were fighting the Portuguese - Spanish troops based in the remote hinterland village Grave.Selanjutnya , in September 1602 Admiral tanggal1 Sri Muhammadiyah and Mir Hasan mad prince meet Maurit and submit letters of friendship as well as other documentation like a modern-day now if the delegates met with the head of a state government must submit credentials suarat - negarany representing each officially masing.Dengan was then the kingdom of Aceh both de facto and de jure have recognized the independence of the Netherlands under the command of the Prince of Orange dynasty Maurit van Nassau . therefore Acehlah kingdom as the first country to recognize the de facto and the de jure independence of the Netherlands who stands alone until now ini.Belanda finally allowed to build a trading office in Darussalam , the capital of the kingdom of Aceh , as well as the top recommendation Netherlands could also relate well to the country seaboard countries such as India - Gujarad , Calikut , Bengal and Sri Lanka

Kingdom of Aceh's relations with the United Kingdom in the past

Kingdom of Aceh's relations with the United Kingdom in the past

In the 16th century , the most victorious Queen of England Elizabeth I , sent messengers named Sir James Lancester to the Kingdom of Aceh and also sent a letter aims " To Civil Servant , King Aceh Darussalam " , as well as the high value set of jewelry . Sultan of Aceh when it receives good intentions " sister " in Britain and the UK allow for berthing and trade in the territory of Aceh . Even the Sultan also sent gifts precious including pair of bracelets of rubies and a letter written on fine paper with gold ink . Sir James was awarded the title of " Rich White People " . Misra relationship between Aceh and the UK continued to the time of King James I of England and Scotland . King James sent a cannon as a gift to the Sultan of Aceh . The cannon is still maintained and is known as the King James Cannon .

Sultan of Aceh was replying to a letter from Queen Elizabeth I. Here are excerpts of the Sultan 's letter , which was kept by the British royal government , dated 1585 :

I am the mighty ruler of the Regions below the wind , who holds sway over the land of Aceh and over the land of Sumatra and over all the lands tributaries to Aceh , the which stretch from the sunrise to the sunset .

translation of the contents of the letter are : ( Hambalah the mighty ruler of Countries under the wind , which is assembled on the ground and above-ground Aceh Sumatra and over the entire area subject to the Aceh region , which stretches from horizon sunrise to sunset ) .

Intimate relationship between Aceh and the UK continued to the time of King James I of England and Scotland . King James sent a cannon as a gift to the Sultan of Aceh . The cannon is still maintained and is known as the King James Cannon

Sultan Iskandar Muda had also sent a letter to the English King James I in 1615 ago . The letter referred to as the " golden letter " was written using Arabic script Malay with Jawi . Said to have the oldest and most beautiful ornaments , even the largest most spectacular . Therefore , in addition to reaching one meter in length , yellow silk hardback original letter was written in gold ink on paper oriental types . The original letter is in the library sat Bodlian , Oxford , England .

Three quarters of the contents of this letter describe the greatness of Sultan Iskandar Muda (1607-1636) along with the richness and breadth of his domain , the following is a translation of excerpts of letters Sultan Islandar mukadimmah Young for King James I:

" Letter instead Series Mighty Sultan Alam Johan Sovereign , the king hath royal dignity , which is the throne that has no visible sight, which is not heard by the listener , which bermahligai ivory , filigree carved , jointed - bersindura , sadalinggam colored , watery mas , which beristana sayojana against " -

Letter of Sultan Iskandar Muda became one recording form relationships romance Kingdom of Aceh and the UK in the past . And relationships like this happened long ago before Indonesia or kingdoms in the archipelago has relations with European countries . There is the difference between the relationship between Aceh and the UK and other European countries outside the kingdom of Aceh . Relationships are built by the Kingdom of Aceh with UK and European based egalitarian diplomatic relations , not as a representative in the form of colonies between the master and the colonized .

This letter became one evidence of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Aceh and the UK . Certainly not just a regular diplomatic relations , as Aceh and England had signed the Treaty of Eternal Friendship ( Perpetual Friendship Treaty ) between the United Kingdom and Aceh in the 17th century and refurbished in 1811. The contents of the agreement states that the two countries help each other obligation of the other party attacks . But Britain has betrayed the agreement when the country signed the Treaty of Sumatra ( the Sumatran Treaty ) which recognizes the efforts of the Dutch Dutch hegemony over Aceh .