Provincial Government of Yogyakarta (DIY provincial) plans to explore the old archives belonging to the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, which is now in the UK and the Netherlands. DIY provincial government plans to browse the archives simultaneously duplicated hundreds of years old. The search will begin in June 2014, if this year has not been completed, the search will be continued next year.
Many manuscripts and documents belonging to the Sultanate of Yogyakarta which is in the British Library and a museum in the UK, as well as in a number of university libraries in the Netherlands.
In the reign of Hamengkubuwono II (1792-1828), various heritage looting and documents belonging to the Sultanate of Yogyakarta by British soldiers led by the Governor-General Thomas Stamford Raffles. Raffles is brought in the form of documents belonging to the palace, old manuscripts, and relics belonging to the palace. Most of the collection is then stored in the British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom.
DIY provincial government has been communicating with the manager of the British Library about the existence of these texts. Based on the communication contained information about the presence of 240 boxes of documents belonging to the Sultanate of Yogyakarta in the British Library and 75 boxes can be identified.
DIY provincial government has received permission from the British Library to examine and duplicate documents. Duplication is done due to repatriate back the old archives it is very difficult to do, because it is constrained to licensing issues in the UK and the Netherlands. If you want to buy back the document takes a very large fund, for it at least be able to get a copy DIY Provincial Government.
DIY provincial government will choose the documents that are considered important to be duplicated. "Only that have important meanings that will be meticulous," said Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. (hrs)
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