Dampak Perjanjian Politik Antara Pakubuwana VI dan Pemerintah Inggris terhadap Kasunanan Surakarta Tahun 1830 M

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the political and social impacts of the 1830 political agreement between Pakubuwana VI and England Goverment on the Surakarta Kasunanan. It seeks to place this event within the broader context of Javanese resistance against Dutch colonial rule during the Java War (1825–1830). The research applies the historical method through four main stages: heuristics, verification, interpretation, and historiography. Primary sources include manuscripts of agreements between Pakubuwana VI and the England Goverment, supported by secondary literature relevant to Javanese political history. Findings reveal that the political agreement between Pakubuwana VI and England Goverment was not merely symbolic but represented a form of inter-keraton solidarity in confronting colonial power. However, this alliance had significant repercussions for the Kasunanan of Surakarta, particularly in weakening its political authority and legitimacy after the war. The Colonial used the postwar situation to tighten their control by exiling Pakubuwana VI and limiting the Kasunanan’s autonomy.The political agreement of 1830 marks a pivotal moment in the political transformation of Java, signifying the decline of traditional royal power and the rise of stronger colonial domination over the Kasunanan of Surakarta.