Ternate - Smithsonian Institution Libraries

TERNATE 124
SHORT CHRONICLE
1818. Sultan Mohamad Tahir and the nobles of Tidore complain to the
Commissioner-General about the cession of the districts of Maba, Weda, and Patani on
Halmahera to Sultan Muda, Prince Mohamad Jamaludin, during the British rule. 3
Sultan Muda is brought from Bicoli on the barque Venus, commanded by van Schuler; he is
exiled to Java. The above-mentioned districts are returned to Tidore (February and
March).
J.A. Neijs returns to Ternate and takes over the administration from Hulft van Hoorn; he
acts as first Resident (August).
1820. Commission for the Moluccas, consisting of Mr. H.J. van de Graaff, Chief
Inspector, and G.F. Meijlan, Inspector of Finances (April to September, on Ternate). 4
[p. 172]
1821. Death of Sultan Mohamad Tahir (November 17).
1822. The former Sultan of Palembang, Makhmud Badarudin, arrives at Ternate,
where he has been exiled with his retinue, on the frigate Melampus, commanded by de
Man. 5
On April 16, Sarmole van der Parra is proclaimed twentieth Sultan of Ternate; on April 19,
Akhmadul Mansur is proclaimed twenty-second Sultan of Tidore. New agreements are
concluded with both rulers.
The village of Kolongcucu on the island of Buton is plundered and destroyed by the people
of Tobungku with the help of pirates from Mangindano and the so-called Rajah Jailolo. The
inhabitants are carried away as slaves.
1823. Death of Sultan van der Parra (October 11).
Mohamad Jain, twenty-first Sultan of Ternate (December). 6
3 [p. 171, n. 1] These complaints were mainly based on violation by England of the contracts of
1810 and 1814, by which the Sultan had been left in undivided possession of the Tidorese State.
4 [p. 171, n. 2] The Report of this Commission, the historical overview of which was included in
the Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië XI, later appeared in its entirety in Ibid. XVIII:73 ff.
5 [p. 172, n. 1] In addition to a subsidy of f 800 per month, the Sultan and his retinue received
food and clothing at the Government’s expense. He always behaved very peaceably and died at the
age of 89 on November 26, 1852. The survivors returned to Palembang in 1864.
Van Rijn van Alkemade is probably correct in calling this ruler Makhmud Bahaudin
(Tijdschrift van het Aardrijkskundig Genootschap VII:68), but I have followed the official spelling.
6 [p. 172, n. 2] Van der Crab confuses this ruler with his predecessor (p. 226). His coming to the
throne occurred without the agreement of Abu Hair, who had earlier been designated as successor to
the throne by the Government. The treaty concluded with him is dated April 8, 1824.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES DIGITAL EDITION