Ilir and Uluan: Polarization and Hierarchy of Socio-Political Leadership of Malay-Java in Palembang Sultanate in the 19th Century

摘要

The social stratification of society in Palembang appeared since the existence of Palembang Sultanate. Beside the native people in the 19th century, the population of Palembang consists of various ethnicities which have special existence of settlement, namely China, Arab, and the ethnic of Java-Malay Palembang but in this research, the discussion of social stratification focuses on the Java-Malay ethnic who are in the downstream and upstream area of Palembang as well as its role in each area of society. The historical method was used in this research and discourse analysis of data. The historical method has some stage, namely heuristic, critic, analysis, and historiography. The results of this research showed that the Palembang society especially in the downstream area, they are the Java-Malay ethnic, they have social stratification, and they have various noble rang or peerage in society which decide each area (Goo-gook). The peerage will lead or decide the future mate and the marriage relationship between the Java Malay ethnic in the downstream area and those who are in upstream are of Palembang.