The 1878 agreement in Jawi

The territorial agreement written in Malay using Jawi, an Arabic-derived script. The surviving reproduction shows the Sultan’s seals, signature and the witnessed instrument.

Date

22 January 1878

Document type

Manuscript reproduction

Issuing authority / creator

Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam; Overbeck and Dent

Citation

National Archives catalogue C2706496; reproduction uploaded by Danazach, 18 May 2022.

Why it matters

The Sultan grants rights over a defined Borneo coast in return for an annual payment to himself and his heirs. This is the surviving Jawi text behind the lease translations.