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Kraton Sumenep
Kraton Sumenep is the residence of the regent ''(bupati)'' of Sumenep on the Indonesian island of Madura. It was built in the 18th century by Panembahan Sumolo, the son of Queen Raden Ayu Tirto-negoro and her spouse, Bendoro Saud who was a commoner descendant of Muslim scholars. The architect is thought to be the grandson of one of the first Chinese Indonesian, Chinese to settle in Sumenep after the massacre of Chinese in Batavia. Part of the building is a museum with a collection of royal possessions. See also *Indonesian architecture *Kraton (Indonesia) *List of monarchs of Java * List of palaces in Indonesia References * Schoppert, P., Damais, S., ''Java Style'', 1997, Didier Millet, Paris, p. 207, * {{coord missing, Indonesia Palaces in Indonesia Royal residences in Indonesia Madura Island Buildings and structures in East Java ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bupati
A regency ( id, kabupaten), sometimes incorrectly referred to as a district, is an administrative division of Indonesia, directly under a province and on the same level with city (''kota''). Regencies is divided into districts (''Kecamatan'', ''Distrik'' in Papua region, or ''Kapanewon'' in the Special Region of Yogyakarta). The English name "regency" comes from the Dutch colonial period, when regencies were ruled by ''bupati'' (or regents) and were known as ''regentschap'' in Dutch (''kabupaten'' in Javanese and subsequently Indonesian). ''Bupati'' had been regional lords under the precolonial monarchies of Java. When the Dutch abolished or curtailed those monarchies, the bupati were left as the most senior indigenous authority. They were not, strictly speaking, "native rulers" because the Dutch claimed full sovereignty over their territory, but in practice, they had many of the attributes of petty kings, including elaborate regalia and palaces and a high degree of impunity. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
