Soul Catcher: Java's Fiery Prince Mangkunagara I, 1726-1795
(Part of the ASAA Southeast Asian Publications Series Series)
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Mangkunagara I (1726-1795) was one of the most flamboyant figures of eighteenth-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-eighteenth century is transformed and much light is shed on Islam and culture in Java.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0824878663
ISBN13:9780824878665
Release Date:August 2018
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Length:462 Pages
Weight:1.76 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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