Engels-Atjehse overeenkomst van 1819 (1819) was an event in the history of Aceh recorded by Jongejan in Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. England made an agreement with the Sultan of Atjeh in 1819, by which control of Atjeh’s foreign relations came entirely to England.
Date and Context
The event is dated to 1819.
Account
England made an agreement with the Sultan of Atjeh in 1819, by which control of Atjeh’s foreign relations came entirely to England. This complicated subsequent Dutch-English relations over Atjeh.
Significance
The event is recorded by Jongejan as part of the broader historical narrative of Aceh and the Atjeh conflict period. It illustrates the complex interplay of local Atjehers politics, Dutch colonial administration, and the religious and military leadership that shaped the region’s history.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 36.