Sajarah Cikundul: Hubungan Patron-Klien "Semu" Cianjur dan Kesultanan Mataram pada Abad XVII-XVIII

Abstract

After the fall of the Sunda Kingdom, the Tatar Pasundan region was divided into several independent districts. Changes began to occur when Sultan Agung began to expand his territory to the Tatar Sunda area in the 17th century. The expansion of the territory caused many districts in Tatar Sunda to establish patron-client relationships with Mataram. The Sajarah Cikundul Manuscript provides information that Cianjur is one of the areas in Priangan which served Mataram. This research was conducted to answer the problem of the existence of a patron-client relationship between Cianjur and Mataram based on the Sajarah Cikundul script. The purpose of this study is to find out the truth of the description of the patron-client relationship of Cianjur and Mataram based on the Sajarah Cikundul. The method used in order to answer this problem consists of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Based on the studies that have been carried out, there are many anachronisms in Sajarah Cikundul in describing the story of building relations between Cianjur and Mataram. The description was ultimately interpreted as a pseudo-claim of Cianjur and related to the legitimate interests of the Cianjur rulers.