buleleng

BULELENG

BRIEF HISTORY

The principality of Buleleng, on the island of Bali, was established ca 1660. The founder of the dynasty, I Gusti Panji Sakti, being a putative son of Dalem Sagenin, the Sri Aji of Bali, by a lady of inferior caste, Si Luh Pasek Panji. This lady later married the Chief Minister of Bali, I Gusti Ngurah Sirang Arya Jarantik I, who adopted her son. Exiled to Den Bukit, Panji Sakti carved out a principality for himself through conquest and alliance. His successors ruled uneventfully until the middle of the eighteenth century, when the rise of Mengwi as a formidable power reduced the then ruler, I Gusti Anak Agung Ngurah Panji Bali, to the status of a vassal. He bequeathed his principality to his sons, I Gusti Ngurah Panji as Raja of Sukasadda, and I Gusti Ngurah Jelantik as Raja of Singaraja. Not surprisingly, the attempt at joint rule was a failure. The brothers began to quarrel, involving subjects and neighbours in a dispute designed to overthrow the other. I Gusti Ngurah Jelantik allied himself with the powerful Raja of Karangasem and succeeded in defeating his brother. At his death, the Raja of Karangasem, now all powerful, disinherited Jelantik's progeny and assumed full control over the state. Thereafter, the Karangasem dynasty ruled over Buleleng, for the best part of a century. The ruler supposedly accepted Dutch sovereignty over his realm in 1841, but later disputed this along with his fellow Balinese rilers. In the First Bali War of 1849, Karangasem and Buleleng suffered complete defeat at Dutch hands. The Dutch then restored the Sangket dynasty, though initially only as vassals of their ally, the Raja of Bangli. Between 1872 and 1890, the Raja suffered banishment to Sumatra, a consequence of incurring the displeasure of the NEI government. At his death, the Dutch established direct rule. The dynasty was partially restored again in 1929, when I Gusti Putu Jelantik received appointment as Regent and volkshoofd. Royal titles were recognised in 1930 and self-rule re-established in 1938. I Gusti Putu Jelantik being consecrated as Raja, along with his fellow rulers, later that same year. At his death in 1944, the Japanese installed his eldest son and successor, I Gusti Nyoman Panji Tisna. The latter abdicated in favour of his brother, at the height of the independence revolution in 1947, after having married a Christian lady in the previous year. He returned as government appointed Regent of the district, following full independence in 1950. The principality was absorbed into the Republic in 1952, although the Raja continued as head of the family until his death in 1978. During the 1950's he began opening hotels, encouraging the tourism industry, and promoting the arts and culture of island. Modern Bali's world-wide reputation as a major cultural and tourist destination owes much to his pioneering efforst during those years.

STYLES & TITLES:
The ruling prince: Sri Ratu Anak Agung (personal name), Raja of Buleleng.
The sons, grandsons and other male descendants of the ruling prince, in the male line (by wives of equal caste): I Gusti (personal name).
The other sons, grandsons and other male descendants of the ruling prince, in the male line: Anak Agung (personal name).
The daughters, granddaughters and other female descendants of the ruling prince, in the male line (by wives of equal caste): I Gusti Ayu (personal name).
The other daughters, granddaughters and other female descendants of the ruling prince, in the male line: Anak Agung Ayu (personal name).

RULES OF SUCCESSION:
Male primogeniture, the sons of Royal consorts of equal caste, succeeding before those of others of lesser rank.

ORDERS & DECORATIONS:
None known.

SOURCES:
P.J. Worsley, Babad Bulelen: A Balinese Dynastic Genealogy. Biblioteca Indonesica, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. The Hague, 1972.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Hans Hägerdal, Department of Humanities, University of Växjö, Sweden.
Anak Agung Ayu Natalinawathi Oka Panji Tisna.
D. Tick, Pusat Dokumentasi Kerajaan-Kerajaan di Indonesia "Pusaka". pusaka.tick@tiscali.nl

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