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Tin Bangka Island: The Scramble between England and Dutch in Palembang Sultanate

Authors
Farida R. Wargadalem1, *, Helen Susanti1
1History Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher and Training, Palembang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: farida_wd@fkip.unsri.ac.id
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Farida R. Wargadalem
Available Online 11 January 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_11How to use a DOI?
Keywords
England; Tin; Palembang Sultanate; Netherlands
ABSTRACT

Tin is one of the world’s important commodities. The Sultanate of Palembang is the owner of the world’s largest and most important tin industry, namely Bangka Island tin. During its development, the Bangka area became the target of the two biggest Asian imperialists, namely England and the Netherlands. In such conditions, the Palembang Sultanate as the owner of the Bangka tin mines had to deal with these two forces. Tin became a dilemma for the Palembang Sultanate because, with the presence of tin, the kingdom became the richest kingdom in the Malay World. However, on the other hand, the Palembang Sultanate area was the target of the two imperialist nations. As a result, conflict occurred between England and the Sultanate of Palembang and between England and the Netherlands in the Palembang area. This article aims to reveal these conflicts by explaining the various efforts made by the two nations to achieve their goals, dealing with the Sultanate of Palembang which defended its main property rights. By using the Historical Method, various conflicts and crises that took place in Palembang will be highlighted. In expressing this research, archival data, contemporary newspapers, online archives from official websites, and the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia were used. The results show that tin was a vital object in the struggle, and the Palembang Sultanate was in a position as subject and object. England succeeded as the winner after the Dutch surrendered in 1811, while the Sultanate of Palembang had to accept defeat and a split in the kingdom, which was the beginning of a prolonged conflict.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Critical Island Studies 2023 Conference (CISC 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
11 January 2024
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978-2-38476-186-9
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_11How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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