After this transaction, the Sultan gave a loose to
all the extravagance of his tyranny, and massacred
without scruple, and without provocation, the first
persons of the land. I have already remarked, that
fear, and not love, is the source of the political as
well as the religious creed of the Javanese ; and the
respect still shown to the memory of this monster
is a signal proof of it, for his tomb at Tagal is not
considered as less than the shrine of a saint, and
often receives the pious visits and oblations of the
present race of inhabitants i
CHAPTER V.
SEQUEL OF JAVANESE H ISTO RY .
Retrospect of Portuguese History, as immediately connected
with that of Java— O f Dutch History, and Reflections oti
the policy pursued by Europeans— Reign o f the Susunan
Mangkor at.—Rebellion of TrunaJaya, and Invasion of the
Maeassars.— Manglcorat calls in the Dutch to his assistance—
Story o f Surapati— Singular incident at Japura ■
Tragical story o f Truna Jay a— Tragical story of Sukro,
son o f the first minister.—Reign o f Mangkorat Mas— Rebellion
o f his uncle, the Panger an Pugar, and his dethronement—
Murder of the Chief of Pronorogo___Reign of Pakubuono.
Jayeng Rono, Prince of Surabaya, assassinated
by the Susitnan, at the instigation o f the Dutch Rebellion
Of Joyo Puspito— Reflections on the conduct o f the Dutch.
— Account o f the Impostors called Kra man.— Story of Mas
Dono, one of these.— Reign of Susunan Prabu.— His reign
a series o f rebellions.— The reign of Susunan Sedo Lawe•
yan. Susunan joins the Chinese who had escaped from the
massacre of Batavia.— They jointly attack Samarang The
Susunan treacherously quits the Chinese, and allies himself
again with the Dutch.— Chinese make a Susunan of their
own, and drive their late ally from his throne Chinese defeated
and the Susunan restored.— Narrative of some of the
principal events of this reign.— Treacherous attack upon the
Dutch Fortress at Cartasura, and Massacre o f the Prisoners.
Atrocious circumstances connected with the secession
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