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Thus, a linguistic analysis of the 1602, during the reign of Sultan Alauddin exercising his power and therefore it can and despotic viziers; (6) generous and Tomb of Raja Ali Haji.
translation of the ‘Aqa’id, as Asmah Hj. Ri‘ayat Shah Sayid al-Mukammil in Aceh. be paralleled to the Nasihat al-Muluk by noble people; and (7) the description of Raja Ali Haji’s thoughts,
Omar and also Imran conducted Various scholars have conducted studies al-Ghazali (d. 1111). reason and knowledge. 46 including those on
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shows that in the 16 century the use on this text, including, for example, Some issues dealt with in the book T. Iskandar (1966) has made a linguistics, were
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of the Malay language had become Valentijn (1726) Werndly (1736), and are the requirements a king needs, the transliteration into Latin script of chapter 2 attempts to restore
increasingly well established and wide Roorda van Eysinga (1827) during the duties of kings, his ministers and chief article 13 and up to recently it was the most Malay culture.
spread. This is proved by the more early days of Dutch scholarship about commanders; criteria for and the nature important source on the history of Aceh. Source: Directorate of
complete affixation system, in addition Indonesia. They generally praised the of a just king and those of ministers and History and Cultural
to the vocabularies that had also quality of the text of the Taj as-Salatin, commanders; physiognomy in selecting Adat Aceh Values, Ministry of
increasingly absorbed Arabic elements, especially the Malay language that it officials; rules and admonitions to govern Education and Culture
especially those related to religious uses. They consider the book the best a kingdom; and various other issues The author of this text has not been of the Republic of
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aspects, especially Sufism. text in Malay literature. More recent identified. Information about the text Indonesia.
scholars, such as van Ronkel and related to political power. is based on T.J. New bold’s study in
Fiction and Historical Literature Winstedt (1938) proposed a slightly Bustan as-Salatin the Madras Journal of Literature and
different view. Although they still praise Science (1836 III: 54-57 and 1836 IV:
In addition to book literature, in the 16 the quality of the content and the The Bustan as-Salatin fi Dhikr al- 117-120), as well as on his other works
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and 17 centuries, Aceh,Samudera expression of the Malay language of the Awwalin wa ‘l-Akhirin (Sultans’ Garden (1839: 225-226). Following New bold is
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Pasai and Malacca also produced text, but both found that it ismerely a in Remembrance of the People of the Th. Braddle who conducted studies on
other types of texts called fiction and translation of a Persian work. Beginning and the End), is an extensive the same text. The result of Braddle’s
historical literature. However, unlike in historical work written by Nuruddin ar- study was published in the Journal of the
Samudera Pasai and Malacca, in Aceh, However, regardless of these issues, it is Raniri. He wrote it in 1637after he had Indian Archipelago (1850 IV: 589-603;
these two types of literature, as will be undeniable that the text of the Taj as- receivedan order to do so from Sultan 1851 V: 26-28). Detailed information and
shown below, but more emphasize on Salatin played an important role in the Iskandar Thani, who had become his the latest research results were obtained
development of the political discourse
Acehnese history and culture in addition in the Malay world and in Indonesia patron in Aceh. It contains the history from G.W.J. Drewes and P. Voorhoeve
to Islamic subjects. Here follow some 45 of the world, starting from the creation (1958). The Adat Aceh (Acehnese
texts from Aceh that are ranked among in general. One important point in of the heavens and earth to the period Tradition) consists of a number of
this regard is that the Taj as-Salatin
the categories of fiction and historical put Islamic political tradition ---to be of the Aceh Kingdom. The text consists important points: (1) the order of all kings;
literature. (2) the genealogy of the kings in Bandar
precisely the Sunni school--- at the of seven chapters: (1) the description
center of Malay political thinking. Political the creation of the seven skies; (2) the Aceh; (3) the tradition of the Kings’
Taj as-Salatin assembly; and (4) other traditions.
principles in Islam were formulated in the description of all the prophets and kings;
TheTaj as-Salatin (Sultans’ Crown) by form of stories and admonitions. And the (3) the description of all the just kings
Bukhari al-Jauhari is the first text to be reigning monarch was expected to use and ingenious viziers; (4) all ascetic kings Hikayat Aceh
explained. It was written most likely in the book as a reference to guide him in and pious saints; (5) authoritarian kings This text contains the genealogy

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