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Palembang Pitis
The Palembang pitis (also spelled pitjis) was a currency issued by the Palembang Sultanate from the 1600s until 1825 when the sultanate was dissolved and its territory taken over by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies. The currency consisted of low denomination tin alloy coins which were mostly traded in bulk. Due to the lack of a centralized mint, the pitis often had inconsistent manufacture and were frequently counterfeited. History Palembang, like Banten Sultanate, Banten, had become an independent sultanate when Demak Sultanate declined following the death of Demak Sultanate#Sultan Trenggana, Sultan Trenggana in 1546. Thereafter from the 1560s to 1620s, Palembang became an active trade participant in two key products of the region, Black pepper, pepper and tin. During the course of this trade, coins from various local sultanates circulated in Palembang, namely Banten, Siak Sultanate, Siak, Kampar Regency, Kampar and Jambi Sultanate, Jambi, in addition to Cash ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palembang Sultanate
The Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam (كسلطانن ڤلامبڠ دارالسلام) is a sultanate in Indonesia whose capital was the city of Palembang in the southern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was proclaimed in 1659 by ''Susuhunan'' Abdurrahman (1659–1706) and dissolved by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies on October 7, 1823. In 1825, its last ruler, Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin, was arrested and sent into exile on the island of Banda Neira in the Moluccas. History Sultan Muhammad Bahauddin (reigned 1776–1803) had Kuto Besak's palace built. In 1821, the Dutch attack Palembang again and take the city. The sultanate is dissolved and the fort of Kuto Tengkuruk shaved. The Dutch have built in its place an administrative residence which is now the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II museum. Establishment and early records According to the story of ''Kidung Pamacangah'' and ''Babad Arya Tabanan'' it was said that a figure from Kediri named Arya Damar who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
