Trûna Jdya surrendered on the 25th December 1679 A.D., »fad gênerai
tranquillity ensued, which however was riot o f lo’ng du'rati’om- The Panam-
Mhan &étâ having in his possession the kris deposited ihnhc Atimb.of the
first Sünan, it was demanded of him by l i é Susénan as royal propertÿ'ybut
tbe Panambdhan not being inclined?:to part with it, anddiSapproving-öfThe
conduct -of the Susénan, who waS guided by •Dutch couiicils} and had^evèn
adopted their dress, • replied,. that he did not wish td know anything of iHè
Stisénan,' or Id be acquainted with him ; that he wished to wear the kris,
kolom miming, himself, and that he preferred his own dignity to' that of
such a chief.- The Susénan, enraged at this answer, proceeded to 'Girt
with his Dutch allies, where an engagement took place and:-the Giri
: people’ were' obliged to fly: the Panambâhan was taken’ and .put ’to death.
•In ’this affair, .a cousin of- the Sérum Kali Jâga. of Adilango, who had
followed the Susénan, distinguished himself in destroying the brother of the
Punambdhan Pangéran Singa Sdri, who was running aniok and doing
much miSchiêf ; as a reward for which service the' Sünan, in the'presence of
'thé Dutch commander, declared that,1 for ever after, 'thevdescendants of
that chiefshoiild he permitted to reside at Adildng’o, and not be called upon
to perform any duties o f the state. -
The whole of the eastern provinces having now submitted,! H&èSiisûnah
returned to Sémdrang, where when he had made acknowledgements to the
Dutch for the assistance th ey had rendered himy the cotrinïàfa'der ‘requested
that he would'give them a small piece of ground- &1' Sémâràng -ïô build a ; fort
upon,’ which would-not only be-conyenient for • the protection-of their trade,
but would enable thëto’tô come to the assistance of the Susénan, if~nè£ès-
sary, at a shorter notice. : ;
The admiral having promised that he would station a suitable fofee at
Serndrang, Whichthe Sits&ridn might at any time employ as heLthoughf proper,
obtained the permission he applied for.
The Javans have a superstitious- belief, that when once misfortune has
■ fallen on ‘ a place sö generally as to extend to the common people (which was
the case at Mótdrèniji- ii will never afterwards prosper ; it was therefore
determined by the Susénan to change the seat of empire, and some were
for fixing i f at Serndrang, but at last it was determined to erect it in the wood
Warm Kerta, in the district of Pqjang, which was good land but uninhabited.
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The new capital wassailed- Kerta^surdi the wall’s of.rwhich are ■ still td be
seen on tfae;rbad'tdi^^-&er&, th^reseht-capital of the Susunan.
Daring * all I thlsel transactions; 1 Pdngeran PUgar remained; at JtyfatdrenL
'the SusAndn nbw'j'lfoi' the firsb tim’efYseht hirh, 'information ’ of his establishment,
Arid- requird$)his atteridahefer'ati court. TheTJPfaizgorawy' whohaving
heard that the Susunan'was dh^ae,"constant hibifof^dressing afterythe-Dufch
fashion, had been strengthening himself as m i& a ’slpossible? under an impres-
Jsfoni that! th'e:'Susignan\suppotted; by.the/B-utolx wasraot his^brothfery but a
foreigner, .whomjjbh'feyij^Ba'fli&bisedfito' answer their; owhhiphrpdfgs; deceived
/this intimation with great surprize,1 and $enfctwb ofi-diis, familytto ascertain
•the tr uth’.^ T&e ' messengers, who were ifaferested-i&AiphoMn'g thb separate
Authority of; their master,; determined ^ogefacouragei his -mistake; andithey
represented , the Susunari as 1 a «foreigner • from jjelevatfed hy- the
.!£)utJ>h.Uponithisfeporbthe■ Pawgerow ififorfned the &iiw«?isfcthat'hercould
Jnot mioceed-'-to {K6rta Suva, Agth’ejpf.bfefred remaining? at 'Matdrem, -where
dm was .established a sfhe legal'sovereigri. Aforee^ednsisting ;>ƒ< fDutch and
ijava’tf ti'o’opsi -was-in. consequence-'malrched' against MaMrem at first'the
,’tfcoops !of 'Kerta^siira:^emi&efCated,'' but 'in- apsecoridrattachtfley were more
&isestftdii-aBd?tbe'’PsMgeroM was!ob]iged’t’o:-tak'cto'flight:' ol 1
' By 'means of Ibfe Adipati, |^;jiPa?igeni»<was afterwards: assured ,o f ’the
Susunarfr being his-, brother, when he, agreed -toygoicto Kertaes&ra, [provided
•tftelSusAnan wouldithrowyoff his Dutch dress vand.appear in,his .native'lcos-
‘'tirine. -To this tbe’.sdvei-eigffl; consented* - and pubijclyc^eceived'^hfe brother
'with the ’greatest. de m on strati o ns ofrrjoy£and affection. .
"The authority1 of the- Susunan -was.now firmly:.established,~and.c general
1 tranquillity prevailed',fof?£oifi'e years.
1 A new' character now -appears on the' stage,r:Vunder; itiiet title .- o f ’ Surapati.
TKis man, ’whose ndnge.was St Untung, had beemthd.sVavetl^ydD'a' Dutchman
at> Batavia, - ofMsh© name- of* Mar, ''wbo.fsfepr&seafedntfo, have been of
low origin, b u t - to have been'advanced’to the'highest dignities;; even a seat
in .'the1 high-regency;' by means: of /tHe^iches and1 infiiienceihe) Hadracquired
•through the; > services-bf this slave,: to whofaa h’e'becamei/.in- consequence,
much attached. " Mor,' however, discovering ’an improper intimacy between
. Unlung, and his natural- daughter;; chastised' hi'm -'severely, 'and--afterwards
had him’confined in the public'-block ox-stocks. - Untung contrivedi/to' effect
:his escape' from 'them during this night, and; to release bis>fellayr prisoners’.
They then fell upon the-guard which came to inount-at'daylight-,-and-taking
them
.Kerta Sura,
A. 3 .1605.
X'.n. 1679.