Tabariji of Ternate
| Tabariji | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Ternate | |
| Reign | 1533–1535 |
| Predecessor | Catholicism |
Tabariji or Tabarija (c. 1518–1545) was the Sultan of
Reign
Tabariji was the son of Sultan
Baptism and death
While in Goa he befriended the Portuguese official Jordão de Freitas who influenced him in his conversion to Catholic Christianity. His baptismal name was Dom Manuel which he henceforth used. In 1544 Freitas was appointed new captain in Ternate by the authorities in Goa. When he sailed for Southeast Asia to take up his new position, he brought Tabariji with him. The idea was to depose Sultan Hairun and reinstall Tabariji. With a Christian ruler over the leading Malukan kingdom, the conversion of Maluku would apparently be facilitated. Leaving Tabariji in Melaka, Freitas proceeded to Ternate where he imprisoned Hairun and the Kapita Laut (sea lord) Samarau and persuaded the notables of the kingdom to accept Tabariji back. Hairun was brought to Melaka, but just as he approached the city, Tabariji suddenly passed away on 20 October 1545. According to a rumour, Hairun had him poisoned. In his will he gave over his realm to the King of Portugal, including Ternate and the dependent islands and territories Moti, Makian, Kayoa and Moro.[5] The will was later used by the Portuguese to argue that the Ternate rulers were their lawful vassals.
References
- ^ C.F. van Fraassen (1987) Ternate, de Molukken en de Indonesische Archipel. Leiden: Rijksmuseum te Leiden, Vol. II, p. 13.
- ^ C.F. van Fraassen (1987), Vol. II, p. 16.
- ^ Georg Schurhammer (1977) Francis Xavier: His Life, his times - vol. 2: India, 1541-1545. Rome: Jesuit Historical Institute, p. 250.[1]
- ^ Leonard Andaya (1993) The world of Maluku. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, p. 120-1.
- ^ Leonard Andaya (1993), p. 124-5.
Sources
- Moffett, Samuel Hugh (2014) A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. 2. Orbis Press. ISBN 9781608331635.
- Taylor, Jean Gelman. Indonesia: peoples and histories. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004) p. 137.