June 22, 2020
Kuningan is a town to the south of the city of Cirebon (at present part of the Province of West Java, Indonesia). In the past Cirebon was known as one of the centers of the dissemination of Islam in Java, including Kuningan. Latifundia (2014: 117-130) proved this by pointing to the discovery of 10 archaeological graves in the area that clearly showed traces of Islamic influence. These graves indicated that the kind of Islam that was practiced in Kuningan was influenced by the Islamic Kingdom of Cirebon and that of Demak which is located on Java’s northcoast more to the east. Not only […]
June 15, 2020
The names Muḥammad ‘Aydrūs Qā’im al-Dīn ibn Badr al-Dīn al-Buṭūnī, Sultan Muḥammad ʿAydarūs, Sultan Muhammad Idrus Kaimuddin, La Ode Muhammad Idrus Qaimuddin, and La Ode Muhammad Idrus Kaimuddin refer to the same person, the King of Buton, a small island off the coast of Southeast Sulawesi, who ruled from 1824-1851. He will be referred to below as Sultan ‘Aydrūs. The Islamic Kingdom of Buton was a well-known in Nusantara because it adhered to the “Martabat Tujuh (The Seven Dignities)” in the ethical system and state law in force in the kingdom. Adhering to the Martabat Tujuh means the implementation of […]
June 2, 2020
At present, the world is facing a global pandemic due to the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). Herewith we express our deep concern and hope that this situation will end soon. For the time being, for safety reasons, we have decided to stop sending out missions for the preservation and digitization of manuscripts throughout the Southeast Asian region. This policy shall come into force on 26 March 2020 and will last until normal conditions have returned. Nevertheless, we keep access open to our collections that have already been put online. At present, 20,129 images with a high-quality resolution of 593 […]