Nyi Ageng Serang

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Raden Ajeng Kustiyah Wulaningsih Retno Edhi (1752?1838), better known as Nyi Ageng Serang , is a National Hero of Indonesia .

Biography [ edit ]

Nyi Ageng Serang was born under the name Raden Ajeng Kustiyah Wulaningsih Retno Edhi in Serang (40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Solo ), in 1752. [1] [2] Her father was Pangeran Natapraja (also known as Panembahan Serang), a ruler of Serang and Pangeran Mangkubumi 's war commander. [3] She was also a descendant of Sunan Kalijaga . [1] The name Nyi Ageng Serang was given to her after her father lived of disease and she took over his position. [3]

She helped her father to fight against the Dutch colonial government , which attacked them because her father still maintained troops, in violation of the Treaty of Giyanti . [4] After the battle, she was arrested and taken to Yogyakarta . Then, she was sent back to Serang. [5]

At the beginning of Diponegoro War in 1825, 73-year-old Nyi Ageng Serang commanded the force on a stretcher to help Pangeran Diponegoro fighting the Dutch. During the war, she was accompanied by her son-in-law, Raden Mas Pak-pak. [6] She also became a war advisor. [7] She fought in several areas, including Purwodadi , Demak , Semarang , Juwana, Kudus , and Rembang . She was also assigned to defend the area of Prambanan from the Dutch. [5] One of her best-known strategies was the use of lumbu (green taro leaves) for disguise. Her forces attached the lumbu to poles to look like a taro orchard. [8] She stopped fighting after 3 years, although her son-in-law continued fighting. Despite fighting the Dutch, beginning in 1833 they gave her an annuity of 100 gulden per month. [6]

She died in Yogyakarta in 1838. Her remains were buried in Beku, Kulon Progo , Yogyakarta. [9]

Legacy [ edit ]

Nyi Ageng Serang was awarded the title National Heroine of Indonesia through Presidential Decree number 084/TK/1974 on 13 December 1974. [6] [10] One of her grandsons, Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat , is also a national hero. [6] Her name is used for the building of the Culture and Museum Office ( Dinas Kebudayaan dan Permuseuman ) in South Jakarta . [11]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b Komandoko 2006 , p. 245
  2. ^ Sudarmanto 2007 , p. 240
  3. ^ a b Ajisaka 2008 , p. 17
  4. ^ Sudarmanto 2007 , pp. 240?241
  5. ^ a b Sudarmanto 2007 , p. 241
  6. ^ a b c d Ajisaka 2008 , p. 18
  7. ^ Komandoko 2006 , p. 246
  8. ^ Sudarmanto 2007 , p. 242
  9. ^ Komandoko 2006 , p. 247
  10. ^ "Ahli Strategi Diponegoro" . tokohindonesia.com . Retrieved 9 May 2012 .
  11. ^ "Nyi Ageng Serang" . Ensiklopedi Jakarta . Retrieved 9 May 2012 .

Bibliography [ edit ]

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