| The Makassar Annals Contributor(s): Cummings, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9067183660 ISBN-13: 9789067183666 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $36.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Europe - General - Social Science | Human Geography |
| LCCN: 2011403147 |
| Series: Biblioteca Indonesica |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.13 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning in the 1630s, a series of annalists at the main courts of Makassar began keeping records with dated entries that recorded a wide variety of specific historical information about a wide variety of topics, including the births and deaths of notable individuals, the actions of rulers, the spread of Islam, trade and diplomacy, the built environment, ritual activity, warfare, internal political struggles, social and kinship relations, eclipses and comets, and more. These Lontaraq bilang were a clear departure in form and function from the genealogically-structured chronicles being composed about the ruling families of Gowa and Talloq in the same era. By the end of 1751, nearly 2400 entries had been completed. These records are a rich lode of information for scholars interested in virtually any aspect of life in premodern Makassar, and are a rare and precious resource for scholars of Southeast Asia. This is the first English translation and annotation of the annals. |