User:Alec gordon

An editing comment on the History of Indonesia section of the School of SE Asia texts.

Not the most important comment I shall make in future but important enough.

The Sultanates of Banten and Mataram.

Okay Banten was a Sultanate all right but not Mataram. The only ruler to claim the the title of Sultan was Sultan Agung. He took also the title of Susuhunan and this was the title used by all his 6/7 successors. So it was not a Sultanate. The Javanese used 'Kasunanan'. The contemporary Dutch used the word 'Rijk' equivalent to 'realm' and implying 'kingdom'. Consequently I should go for that last word.