The Susunan Pakubuwono was succeeded by his
son the reigning prince, in the Javan year 1714,
(A. D. 17870
The fortunate rebel Mangkubmni established
his government at Yugyakarta, and died in the
Javan year 1718, (A. D. 1791.) He was succeeded
by his son, who was expelled by the British
the Javan year 1739, (A. D. 1812.) The
son and successor of this prince died after a short
reign of little more than two years, and was succeeded
by the reigning prince, still a youth, A. J.
1743, (A. D. 1815.)
For a period of more than sixty years Java may
be said to have enjoyed one uninterrupted peace,
for the vigorous and prompt military movements,
deemed necessary by the French and British administrations
for the maintenance of the European
supremacy, which seemed falling out of the hand*
of their predecessors, was unattended with waste of
life or property. *
* The materials of the history of Java have been chiefly
collected from a variety of Javanese historical compositions in
the author’s possession, which have been duly collated with
such European authorities as have fallenJn his way.
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CHAPTER VI.
HISTORY OF THE MALAYS»
Menangkabao in Sumatra, the original seat o f the Malayan
Name and Nation— Malays emigrated to the Péninsules,
Native History of the Emigration— Strictures and remarks
on the Native Narrative— Origin o f the word
Malay—and o f the terms Windward and Leeward People.
—Malay Language and Name diffused through, the Archù
pelago by the First Colony, and not by the Parent Slock—
Why the Peninsula is denominated | the Land of the Ma.
lays .’’—Details o f the History of each Tribe referred to
their particular heads.
T h e notices which we possess on this curious and
interesting subject are meagre and unsatisfactory,
for the Malays are still more ignorant of historical
composition than their neighbours the Javanese,
and Europeans have had far less intercourse with
the primitive race.
The country which Europeans denominate the
Malay Peninsula, and which, by the natives themselves,
is called “ the land of the Malays,”* has, from
its appearing to be wholly occupied by that people
been generally considered as their original country.
The country of Menangkabao in Sumatra
* “ Tanah Malayu.'*