Babad Diponegoro or Autobiographical Chronicle of Prince Diponegoro (1785-1855). A Javanese nobleman, Indonesian national hero and pan-Islamist
Documentary heritage submitted by Indonesia and the Netherlands and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2013.
Public Domain
Text page of the Babad Diponegoro-ms. in the collection of the National Library of Indonesia, Jakarta.
The autobiographical chronicle of the Javanese nobleman, Indonesian national hero and Pan-Islamist, Prince Diponegoro (1785-1855) (literally 'The Light of the Country') of Yogyakarta - the Babad Diponegoro ('The Chronicle of Diponegoro') - written in exile in North Sulawesi (Celebes) in 1831-1832. It is the personal record of a key figure in modern Indonesian history. It is also the first ego-document (autobiography) in modern Javanese literature and shows unusual sensitivity to local conditions and experiences.
- Year of submission: 2012
- Year of inscription: 2013
- Country: Indonesia and the Netherlands