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Monday, July 8, 2013
The Sultan who thwarted Rajah Brooke.
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| ROZAN YUNOS BANDAR SERI BEGAWANSunday, August 3, 2008 |
Artikel menarik bagaimana sarawak yang menjadi koloni brunei merdeka dan bangkit menjadi kuasa penakluk borneo dan hampir menjadikan brunei pupus. Satu rentetan menarik bagaimana sarawak dahulunya sebuah negara yang berkuasa dan dihormati kawan serta lawan.
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| The Saviour: (Top) The dismemberment of the Kingdom of Negara Brunei Darussalam by the Brookes of Sarawak and North Borneo Company. (Bottom) Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin will always be remembered as the Sultan who wreaked havoc on Rajah Brooke's plans and saved Brunei in the process. Picture: Rozan Yunos |
Despite signing these important agreements, not much is known about Sultan Hashim. What we do know about Sultan Hashim is always garnered from British writings especially from British officers who served under the Brooke Administration in Sarawak. Many of those people disliked him as he thwarted Rajah Brooke's efforts to control Brunei entirely but some admired him being able to steer and save the remnants of Brunei Darussalam. What do we really know about Sultan Hashim?
Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin comes from a long line of Brunei Sultanate. His father and his genealogical lineage were as follows: Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin ibni Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II ibni Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam I ibni Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin ibni Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin I ibni Sultan Muhammad Alauddin ibni Pengiran Di-Gadong Shah Mubin ibni Sultan Muhyiddin ibni Sultan Abdul Jalilul Akbar ibni Sultan Muhammad Hassan ibni Sultan Saiful Rijal ibni Sultan Abdul Kahar ibni Sultan Bolkiah ibni Sultan Sulaiman ibni Sultan Sharif Ali.
He was born in 1825. He ascended the throne as the 25th Sultan of Brunei Darussalam in 1885 when he was 60 years old. He died shortly after signing the 1906 Treaty with United Kingdom which allowed for a British Resident to be here in Brunei. Before he became the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Hashim was titled Pengiran Temenggong, one of the four chief wazirs in the Brunei Royal Court. Sultan Hashim married the daughter of Pengiran Yusof. Pengiran Yusof did not agree with the policy to surrender Sarawak to James Brooke and openly disagreed with James Brooke's efforts to meddle in Brunei's internal affairs. Sultan Hashim also held the same position with his father-in-law. The three Rajah Brookes continued their efforts to capture and conquer more and more Brunei territories beginning with Kuching and its immediate surroundings in 1841.
By 1853, areas as far as Sibu were under Rajah Brooke's control. By 1861, Rajah Brooke controlled as far as Bintulu when Sultan Abdul Momin was forced to surrender that area as far as Tanjong Kidurong. By 1882 Baram. By 1884, Trusan and 1905 Lawas. In 1885 when Sultan Hashim ascended the throne, he was supported by many of Brunei's dignitaries. In fact the British agreed that he was the best choice to become Sultan. But that period which he ascended the throne is among the darkest in Brunei history.
He was one of the strong supporters of the 1885 Oath of Amanat. Sultan Abdul Momin and his supporters realised that the expansionist activities of Rajah Brooke and also that of North Borneo Company continued much further, there will no longer exist a country called Brunei. The Oath of Amanat 1885 was called by Sultan Abdul Momin whereby every chief in Brunei agreed that there should not be any more ceding or leasing of any of the remaining territories of Brunei to foreign power.
When Sultan Hashim took the throne, he took steps to preserve the rest of Brunei's territory. He tried to recover Limbang when Charles Brooke occupied it. Nevertheless, he was not able to do so and he did not manage to prevent further loss of Brunei's territories. Sultan Hashim did not have the military power to enforce the amanat. During those early years of his reign, Sultan Hashim faced the greatest difficulties. He faced pressure from Rajah Brooke and North Borneo Company.
In 1887, Sultan Hashim wrote to seek help from Queen Victoria imploring the British Government not to carry out the British plan's to subdivide Brunei further until the Sultan only govern the area of what is currently Brunei District.
When Sir Frederic Weld visited Brunei in 1887, Sultan Hashim called upon him to help protect Brunei. Sir Frederic Weld, the Governor of Straits Settlement, pointed out the best way the British can help was to have a British Resident advising Brunei. This led to the Protectorate Agreement between Brunei and United Kingdom in 1888.
Sultan Hashim agreed to sign the Agreement because he wanted to prevent further erosion of Brunei's territory. However, despite this historic agreement, the British Government failed to take any action against Charles Brooke for seizing Limbang in 1890. It was in 1889 when Charles Brooke insisted that Limbang be annexed to Sarawak. However, Sultan Hashim strongly opposed his demand.
The British Government also refused to approve the ceding of Limbang. But Charles Brooke seized Limbang by force on 17th March 1890. The British Government did send Noel Trevenan to lead a mission to investigate the actual situation. Trevenan accompanied by Brooke's officials met with 15 local chiefs and reported that 12 of them were in favour. But later it was realised that another 18 chiefs were not present at the meeting and those that were present were Brooke's supporters and they therefore did not represent all the people of Limbang. Sultan Hashim rejected their findings. Sultan Hashim was greatly disappointed and he continued his protests. He even wrote to the Sultan of Turkey imploring for help but the letter was seized by the British. Sultan Hashim tried to do many things when he was the Sultan. Peter Blundell in his book The City of Many Waters wrote about the Sultan. He described the Sultan as someone who was "heavily in debt and almost certainly without means of support. If he had been given a fair chance, he certainly would have been a great King".
Sultan Hashim was concerned about Brunei's economy. At that time, Brunei was heavily dependent on cutch for its foreign income. He even visited the cutch factory where he expressed hopes that the factory will continue to be successful and to continue providing employment to locals. Sultan Hashim tried to issue the first modern coinage for Brunei in 1886.
Sultan Hashim also tried to introduce a postal service in 1895. Unfortunately the man he gave the concessions to produce the stamps and run the postal services had other ideas and did not fulfil his contract fully. Sultan Hashim's efforts to get the private sector to run the postal services would be recognisable now as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative.
Poultney Bigelow writing for Harper Magazine in the early 1900s entitled his article The Last of a Great Sultan when he wrote about Sultan Hashim then. The Sultan's face was described as very kindly and his manner dignified. Peter Blundell wrote of Sultan Hashim as having "a first-class brain, albeit illiterate, might have proved an outstanding ruler." Sultan Hashim died on 10th May 1906. He did enough to save Brunei from extinction.
The writer runs a website on Brunei at bruneiresources.com.
The Brunei Times
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Pakistan military destroyed several houses and abducted around a dozen people from Dera Bugti
Deera bugtee:The Pakistani forces have launched yet another massive offensive in different areas of Sui on Wednesday as chain of military operations continues in Balochistan.
Sources reported that a large number of armed forces targeted “Go Pat” and “Doda Tibba” areas and indiscriminately bombarded the civilian populace. More than fifty houses of innocent Baloch villagers were reportedly destroyed in the heavy bombardment. The Pakistani forces have also set several houses on fire after searching and striping them off valuables.
Several people including women and children have been wounded due to the indiscriminate bombing on their villages. The area is said to be still under the siege and the wounded are not being allowed to leave for treatment.
The central spokesperson of the Baloch Republican Party said, “The violent attack of the ground troops was followed by the bombardment. The forces entered the houses of Baloch civilians and violated the sanctity of households. The occupants were badly tortured and harassed. At least twelve people were abducted during the door-to-door operation. The abducted men were identified as Warna s/o Kundha, Lalu s/o Sahiv, Talu s/o Nabi Bux, Baggi s/o Nabi Bux, Nadir, s/o Tangav, Khalid s/o Bhora, Konari s/o Gosho, Latu s/o Gosho, Dado s/o Esa Usman s/o Essa. All the abducted people belong to Bugti tribe.”
The BRP spokesperson further said that the claims of Pakistani ruler about making efforts to bring peace in Balochistan were nothing but lies to conceal their genocidal policies against Baloch people, adding that, “Military operations, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial murders are being perpetrated to counter the Baloch freedom struggle.”
The BRP demanded from the international community and global institutions to take note of illegal occupation of Balochistan by the Pakistan and continuous human rights abuses and war crimes that Pakistan is committing to counter the Baloch peoples’ struggle to regain their freedom and sovereignty.
Sources reported that a large number of armed forces targeted “Go Pat” and “Doda Tibba” areas and indiscriminately bombarded the civilian populace. More than fifty houses of innocent Baloch villagers were reportedly destroyed in the heavy bombardment. The Pakistani forces have also set several houses on fire after searching and striping them off valuables.
Several people including women and children have been wounded due to the indiscriminate bombing on their villages. The area is said to be still under the siege and the wounded are not being allowed to leave for treatment.
The central spokesperson of the Baloch Republican Party said, “The violent attack of the ground troops was followed by the bombardment. The forces entered the houses of Baloch civilians and violated the sanctity of households. The occupants were badly tortured and harassed. At least twelve people were abducted during the door-to-door operation. The abducted men were identified as Warna s/o Kundha, Lalu s/o Sahiv, Talu s/o Nabi Bux, Baggi s/o Nabi Bux, Nadir, s/o Tangav, Khalid s/o Bhora, Konari s/o Gosho, Latu s/o Gosho, Dado s/o Esa Usman s/o Essa. All the abducted people belong to Bugti tribe.”
The BRP spokesperson further said that the claims of Pakistani ruler about making efforts to bring peace in Balochistan were nothing but lies to conceal their genocidal policies against Baloch people, adding that, “Military operations, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial murders are being perpetrated to counter the Baloch freedom struggle.”
The BRP demanded from the international community and global institutions to take note of illegal occupation of Balochistan by the Pakistan and continuous human rights abuses and war crimes that Pakistan is committing to counter the Baloch peoples’ struggle to regain their freedom and sovereignty.
Balochistan: Kill and dump and the enforced-disappearances continue unabated.
Quetta : The security agencies abducted my father and seriously injured my sisters: Son of Yaqoob Baloch
The son of Baloch SST teacher Mr Yaqoob Hydar Gazozai said on Saturday that Pakistani security agencies abducted his father near Windar in Balochistan.
According the details Mr Yaqoob, a resident of Nokjo area of Mashky, was going to his home town Mashky from Hub along with his family when armed men in a car intercepted them near Windar at Khuda Bux Khaskheli bus stop.
The armed men, Pakistani security agencies, tried to abduct Mr Baloch but the female family members resisted his arrest due to which the Pakistani force beaten up the females and seriously injured them.
“When the Pakistani force dragged my father and put him to their car, my sisters also managed to get on the vehicle of the abductors but later they were thrown out of the car on main high-road to Karachi. The security forces took my father towards Karachi,” Said the son of Yaqoob Baloch.
He further said that the security forces and another 2D car had been following his father’s car from Hub town of Balochistan.
Separately two men have been abducted from Dhadar area of Balochistan on Friday. The abducted men have been named as Gehan and Mushtaq Ahmad Marri.
Meanwhile a bullet-ridden and tortured body has been discovered in Buleda area of Zamuran on Saturday and could not be identify so far. The body of the victims is still kept in a morgue in district headquarter hospital for identification.
Another body has been found on Sunday morning (today) but its identity could not be ascertained immediately.
Since the new government has come to power and announced that the discovery of missing persons is their top priority, the security forces of Pakistan has intensified abductions and under-custody killing across Balochistan.
Courtesy: BalochWarna News
http://balochwarna.com/xnews/articles ... s-continue-unabated-.html
The son of Baloch SST teacher Mr Yaqoob Hydar Gazozai said on Saturday that Pakistani security agencies abducted his father near Windar in Balochistan.
According the details Mr Yaqoob, a resident of Nokjo area of Mashky, was going to his home town Mashky from Hub along with his family when armed men in a car intercepted them near Windar at Khuda Bux Khaskheli bus stop.
The armed men, Pakistani security agencies, tried to abduct Mr Baloch but the female family members resisted his arrest due to which the Pakistani force beaten up the females and seriously injured them.
“When the Pakistani force dragged my father and put him to their car, my sisters also managed to get on the vehicle of the abductors but later they were thrown out of the car on main high-road to Karachi. The security forces took my father towards Karachi,” Said the son of Yaqoob Baloch.
He further said that the security forces and another 2D car had been following his father’s car from Hub town of Balochistan.
Separately two men have been abducted from Dhadar area of Balochistan on Friday. The abducted men have been named as Gehan and Mushtaq Ahmad Marri.
Meanwhile a bullet-ridden and tortured body has been discovered in Buleda area of Zamuran on Saturday and could not be identify so far. The body of the victims is still kept in a morgue in district headquarter hospital for identification.
Another body has been found on Sunday morning (today) but its identity could not be ascertained immediately.
Since the new government has come to power and announced that the discovery of missing persons is their top priority, the security forces of Pakistan has intensified abductions and under-custody killing across Balochistan.
Courtesy: BalochWarna News
http://balochwarna.com/xnews/articles ... s-continue-unabated-.html
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