Bulbeck, David
(2016)
The Inside View On Makassar's 16th To 17th
Century History: Changing Marital Alliances
And Persistent Settlement Patterns.
International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 12 (1).
pp. 143-167.
ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243
Abstract
The alliance of the Makasar-speaking kingdoms of Gowa and Talloq elevated
Makassar to the status of an empire before its conquest in 1667 by the Dutch
in alliance with the Bugis, Makassar's local enemies. In my previous research
I recognised three main phases in Makassar's history: a growth phase (circa
1500–1593) when Gowa expanded territorially, cemented by the marriage of
local princesses into the royal Gowa line; a consolidation phase (1593–1667)
characterised by reciprocal marital exchange between Gowa and Talloq and
their surrounding polities; and a disintegration phase (1667–1700) when
Gowa and Talloq became givers rather than takers of princesses. Recent
translations into English by William Cummings of the texts on which I based
my analysis provide the opportunity to test the validity of my three-phase
scenario. Further, how political relations changed during the first two phases
can be illustrated through reconstructing the geopolitical landscape of
Makassar and its hinterland at four time slices: the early and middle 16th
century, and the early and middle 17th century.
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