Domina Tempora

110: The Priyayi Class and the Javanese Nobility Titles


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Dancers at the court of the Susuhunan of Solo, Surakarta, between 1910 to 1930

The Nobility of Indonesia is comprised by the more than 350 royal families that ruled the Indonesian Princely Estates, plus the customarily recognised nobility of each particular Kingdom. Their members form an ancient nobility of blood whose noble titles are many times socially, traditionally and routinely recognized. However, although socially tolerated and the chiefs of these Royal houses sometimes still have representational and ceremonial roles, they no longer have legal privileges,

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://martinifisher.com/2020/06/19/the-priyayi-class-and-the-javanese-nobility-titles/

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Domina TemporaBy Marianne Rosamund Fisher


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