Raja Kecil Rebellion
The Raja Kecil Rebellion was a war that occurred as a result of a conflict over the throne and this war also caused the Siak Sultanate of Sri Inderapura to become independent from Johor.
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.svg){kind=small} Johor Sultanate |
 Siak Sultanate | ||||||||
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Abdul Jalil Shah IV Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah |
Raja Kecil | ||||||||
Background
[edit]In 1699, the Siak Sultanate, which at that time was a vassal of the Johor Sultanate, had been without a leader for 100 years, which caused conditions in Siak to be unstable and unsafe, resulting in a vacancy for the throne.[1]
And finally this area was supervised and controlled directly by the Syahbandar who was appointed to collect excise revenue in the Siak area and also take forest and sea products from Siak itself.
And after that Raja Kecik, a Prince from the Siak Sultanate, wanted to seize the throne in 1717 and he succeeded but his throne was recaptured by Tengku Sulaiman which triggered the war.[2]
Rebellion
[edit]In 1717, the troops of King Kecik launched a resistance in Bintan and also Johor, but the attack succeeded in causing a siege to the Johor troops and was able to win.
But not long after, the Johor troops led by Sulaiman managed to repel the attack and finally cornered the Siak troops who were in Bintan, but once again the Siak troops managed to defend Bintan and they launched an attack on Johor and the attack was successful.[3]
Soon both sides suffered heavy defeats and losses and in the end the troops from both sides decided to leave their respective places.
The army led by Raja Kecik retreated to Siak and established a new kingdom there to avoid conflict. Then Sulaiman's army retreated from Johor to Bintan and established a new kingdom there as well.[4]
Aftermath
[edit]and in the end this war ended and also the Raid into Johor was considered a successful attack and was able to corner Johor to give the throne to Raja Kecik who was considered dangerous and was crowned as the King of Johor.
However, the throne rebellion re-emerged this time causing great losses to Raja Kecik which ultimately caused Raja Kecik to retreat from Johor and establish a kingdom in Siak.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mengenal Istana Siak Sri Indrapura,Salah satu Kerajaan yang pernah berdiri dan berkuasa di pulau sumatera". www.djkn.kemenkeu.go.id. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Mengenal Istana Siak Sri Indrapura,Salah satu Kerajaan yang pernah berdiri dan berkuasa di pulau sumatera". www.djkn.kemenkeu.go.id. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ Asril (2020). "Raja Kecil Pendiri Kerajaan Siak Sri Indrapura". unri. 3 (3): 7.
- ^ "Rqja Kecil:Kecerdikan,Pengkhianatan,dan Perebutan Kuasa di Johor-Riau". afandriadya.com. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ Ricklefs, M.C (2008). A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1200. New York: Palgrave Macmilan. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-230-54686-8.
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