The Hikayat Banjar (حكاية بنجر) is the chronicle of
Banjarmasin
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, translit_lang1 = Other
, translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi
, translit_lang1_info1 = بنجر ماسين
, settlement_type = City
, motto = ''Kayuh Baimbai'' ( Banjare ...
,
Indonesia
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. This text, also called the History of Lambung Mangkurat, contains the history of the kings of Banjar and of
Kotawaringin in southeast and south
Borneo
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respectively.
The final part of the text dates from 1663 or slightly later; the first part is older. The text is 4787 lines long (120 pages quarto). A careful text edition alongside a detailed description of the literary and cultural-historical context was published by the Dutch philologist
Hans Ras
Johannes Jacobus (Hans) Ras (1 April 1926 – 22 October 2003) was emeritus professor of Javanese language and literature at Leiden University, the Netherlands. In 1961 he was lecturer at the University of Malaya, and in 1969 first representat ...
in 1968.
Structure
Structurally the Hikayat Banjar can be divided in nine sections. The first story details the origin of the Hindu Kingdom in South-east Borneo. The function of this story is clearly to give the model for the political organisation or the realm and to set the standards for court ceremony and etiquette. Then there follow eight sections giving in succession the story of:
* the first king and queen of the dynasty, followed by a piece of
genealogy
Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...
(kraton I)
* the first king of
Negara Daha/ Negara Daya, followed by a piece of genealogy (kraton II)
* the first king of
Banjarmasin
)
, translit_lang1 = Other
, translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi
, translit_lang1_info1 = بنجر ماسين
, settlement_type = City
, motto = ''Kayuh Baimbai'' ( Banjare ...
, followed by a piece of genealogy (kraton III)
* the first king of
Martapura, followed by a piece of genealogy (kraton IV)
Different versions
The text of the Hikayat Banjar was written and rewritten several times. Of several that have been preserved; the "Recension II" version derives from an older version derived from oral tradition, whereas another variant at the
Leiden University Library MS. Or. 1701, presents a more modern version.
References
External links
Malay Concordance Project
Banjarmasin
Precolonial states of Indonesia
Malay-language literature
History of Borneo
Books about monarchs
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