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Soul Catcher 2018 - Java's Fiery Prince Mangkunagara I, 1726-95 (Paperback)
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Soul Catcher 2018 - Java's Fiery Prince Mangkunagara I, 1726-95 (Paperback)
Series: ASAA Southeast Asia series
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Mangkunagara I (1726-95) was one of the most flamboyant figures of
18th-century Java. A charismatic rebel from 1740 to 1757 and one of
the foremost military commanders of his age, he won the loyalty of
many followers. He was also a devout Muslim of the Mystic Synthesis
style, a devotee of Javanese culture and a lover of beautiful women
and Dutch gin. His enemies-the Surakarta court, his uncle the rebel
and later Sultan Mangkubumi of Yogyakarta and the Dutch East India
Company-were unable to subdue him, even when they united against
him. In 1757 he settled as a semi-independent prince in Surakarta,
pursuing his objective of as much independence as possible by means
other than war, a frustrating time for a man who was a fighter to
his fingertips. Professor Ricklefs here employs an extraordinary
range of sources in Dutch and Javanese-among them Mangkunagara I's
voluminous autobiographical account of his years at war, the
earliest autobiography in Javanese so far known-to bring this
important figure to life. As he does so, our understanding of
Java's devastating civil war of the mid-18th century is transformed
and much light is shed on Islam and culture in Java.
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