Sri Lanka
Malay Family Genealogy
AKBAR, Maas Thalep - Family #197
Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC
1880-1944
MT Akbar
played a prominent role in the educational and judicial life of
the country. He was the son of MSJ Akbar, a wealthy coconut
planter. He showed an exceptional talent as a student of Royal
College and won several prizes and accolades during his
studentship. He obtained a first class division pass at the
London Matriculation and won the coveted scholarship to
Cambridge University in 1897 where he did the Mechanical Science Tripos to qualify as
an engineer. However, he subsequently switched over to law and
was called to the bar at Gray's Inn.
On his
return home in 1905, while practicing law, he also officiated as
a lecturer and examiner at the Ceylon Law College in Criminla Law &
Procedure and Muslim Law. He joined the official bar and became
a Crown Counsel in 1907, and by sheer merit, received
appointments in turn as Solicitor-General, District Judge and
Acting Attorney General, when Mr CH Elphinstone, the Attorney General at
that time was away on furlough.
Akbar was
the Chairman of the University Commission on whose
recommendation the Legislative Council resolved, in 1928, that
the University should be of the unitary and residential type,
and that it should be located in the Dumbara Valley near
Kandy.
Akbar, by
his oratorical skill, tact and wit, successfylly piloted
through the Legislative Council the resolution accepting the
recommendations of the University Commission of which he was the
Chairman. he had
to face strong opposition from such giants of the past as Sir james Pieris, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan and Mr GA Wille. He had lofty ideals in that the
Cultural University he envisaged should be a great center of
learning for the whole of Asia. Rather belatedly and grudgingly
the University authorities have named on-half of a hall of
residence as the "Akbar Hall".
Akbar was
the first Muslim to adorn the Supreme Court Bench. He was also
the firdt ceylon Muslim
to be raised to the status of King's Counsel. At the time of his
retirement he was the senior-most Puisne Justice.
Akbar made
outstanding contributions towards the development of Muslim Law
in Sri Lanka. He played a leading role in framing new law on the
subject of the Muslim Law of Inheritance and Law of Wakf. He was also responsible for
enabling Muslim Public Officers who had hitherto been debarred
to come within the provisions of the Widows and Orphans Pension
Fund.
Akbar,
realizing the educational backwardness of the Muslims served as
the founder Secretary of the Ceylon Moslem Educational Society
Ltd for a number of years and succeeded in establishing the Hussainiya Boys'
School and the Fathima Girls'
School which fulfilled and essential service in a populous
Muslim area of Colombo. he was
also instrumental in building the Jawatte Mosque within
the Jawatte Burial
Grounds.
Akbar
studied the works of eminent Muslim scholars and writers and was
a student of comparative religion. He contributed a number of
erudite articles on Islam to various Muslim Journals and it is a
pity that these cannot be traced for purposes of re-publication
in book form.
MT Akbar,
ex officio member of the Legislative Council by virtue of being
the Solicitor-General, was the Chairman of the Committee
composed of NHM Abdul Cader,
HM Macan Markar, TB Jayah, SR Mohamed Sultan and made the
following recommendation to change the word Mohammedan to Muslim
in sessional paper XXXV of 1924 as follows:-
"The
Committee are unanimously
of opinion that the word "Mohamedan"
in whatever form it may be spelt is incorrect and should not be
used. The correct expression which should be used is "Muslim" to
designate a person professing the religion preached by the
Prophet, and "Islam" when the reference is made to the religion
itself. These are the two expressions used in the Qur'an."
The
versatility of Akbar could be gauged from the fact that he was a
wrestler and an exponent of Judo. He died at the age of 64 on
April 22, 1944.
1 Senopati (1575-1601)
2 Panembahan Sedaing Krapyak (1601-1613)
3 Sultan Agong (1613-1645)
4 Sultan Amangkurat I (1645-1676)
5 Sultan Amangkurat II
(1676-1703)
6 Sultan Amangkurat III (Sultan Mas)
1703-05, (Exiled to Ceylon 1704)
7 Buwono I
(1755-1814)
6 Nona Sabina Doole
7 Gate Mudliyar Baba Thajul Arifin Doole, JP UPM
8 Nghei Boody Sallay +
Tuan Buhary Abu
Sally
9 Tuan Muji Sally (b.
- 1997) + Sally (Mohammed)
10 Mehraj Sally
9 Brigadier T
SB Sally + Sally (Sallay)
9 Name Not
Known
9 Raju Sally
9 Name Not
Known
9 Name not
Known
9 Name Not
Known
8 2nd spouse
of Nghei Boody Sallay + Taliph
9 Baba Lahirin Taliph
9 Baba Salin Taliph
9 Baba Zoon Taliph
9 Nona Juwitha Taliph
5 Pangeran P
Sultan Paku Buwono I (1705-1719)
6 Amangkurat IV
(1719-23), ( Exiled to Ceylon 1723)
6 Mangku Negoro I
7 Mangku Negoro Surakarta/Solo, Jogyakarta
6 Paku Buwono II
(1719-1723)
7 Mangku Bumi (1a) Sultan Hemengku Buwono I (1755-
8 Hemengku Buwono II (1814+)
Mas Said (1757)
9 Hemengku Buwono IX
9 Paku Alam I (1814)
10 Paku Alam
6 Paku Buwono III
(1723-1747)
7 Paku Buwono XIII
Legenda:
1 Senopati (1575-1601):
Founder of Mataram
2. Panembahan Seda ing Krapyak: ( Seda = buried. Krapyak = name of Village
in Kebumen,
Central Java. He who is
buried in the village of Krapyak. )
3. Sultan Agong (1613-45):
The first king of the Mataram with
the title of Sultan, bequeathed from the Syarif of Mecca around
about 1630. He was a great warrior and statesman. He carried out
two unsuccessful wars against the Dutch in Batavia/Jakarta. His
full name was Sultan Agung Ngabdurrahman, Khalifatullah Sayyidin Panotogomo Senopati ing alogo. ( Sayyidin Panotogomo = He who
preserved the Islamic religion. Senopati ing alogo = Jeneral in times of
war. Up to this date the present Sultan of Jogyakarta, Hemengku Buwono (HB) IX carries
the title Sayyidin Panotogomo Senopati ing alogo.) He was the contemporary of
the great rulers like Sultan Iskandar Muda of Aceh
(1609-36), Sultan Akbar, the Great Moghul of India ( up till
1625), and Sultan Soliman of
Turkey ( Osmania). He was also the 1st King
of the Mataram to
sign a treaty with the Portuguese in Malacca (1641) for joint
action against the
Dutch in Batavia.
4. Sultan Amangkurat I
(1645-76). A weak king. Always in war against
the Moslem leaders ( Wali) of the Northcostal area.
Reign ended abruptly because of
the outbreak of a civil war headed by the Muslim leaders
of the northcoast.
He was the first Mataram King
who signed a treaty of peace with the Dutch (1646) . He died on the way
fleeing to Batavia in Tegalwangi (1676),
south of Tegal in
Central Jawa. Known in history as Sultan Tegalwangi.
5. Sultan Amangkurat II
(1676-1703). A weak king. Asked the Dutch to end the civil war. Ceded Krawang,
rice bowl of West Jawa to
the Dutch. Dutch/VOC
representative in Kartasura,
capital city of Mataram. Faced
great opposition from
the anti Dutch group
in Mztaram, headed
by his son ,the Crown Prince.
6. Sultan Amangkurat III
(1703-05). Hated
the Dutch deeply. His uncle Pangeran Puger war pro Dutch.
Civil war broke out ( 1st succession
war, 1705-09). The Dutch recognized Puger as the King
(Sultan) of the Mataramwith the
title Paku Buwono 1 (1705-09). Amangkurat III (Sultan
Mas) was defeated by the Dutch, and he was banned to Ceylon with
his family and courtesans loyal to him (1709)
7. Sultan Paku Buwono (PB)
(1705-19). Ceded
the northwest part of West Jawa to the Dutch. Economical
& Political power was in the hands of the Dutch. However the
anti-Dutch group was still strong.
8. Amangkurat 1V (A 1V) (1719-23) (Also
known as Sultan Kuning)
The 2nd war of Succession broke out
during his short regime, headed by the prominent royal family Pangeran Diponegoro ( not the
same during the Java war (1825-30). These families also exiled
to Ceylon by the Dutch in 1723. Mataram ceded part of
East Java up to Balambangan to
the Dutch.
9. PB
III (1723-47). He had a very difficult situation on
his hands. The Chinese war (1740-43) occurred during the regime.
He joined the Chinese. The Cinese were however
defeated by the Dutch. PB 1V gave away Madura and the whole of
the northwest coast region to the Dutch. He also faced
opposition from his own brother
, the Mangkubumi ( First
Minister to the King). Then the Succession war broke out
(1749-57). 1755 Treaty if Gianti (
Central Jawa, Mataram split into two
parts, Jogyakarta Sultanate,
the western part and the Sultanate Surakarta, the eastern part.
1a. Hemengku Buwono (HB 1)
(1755-….) Pangeran Mangkubumi governed
the Western Part with the title Hamengku Buwono 1.
Surakarta signed the Treaty of Salatiga (1775. Part
of the kingdom became the principality of Mangku Negara ( Mas Said)
1b. Mangku Negara
1 (1757) Prince of Mangku Negoro governed part
of the Surakarta Sultanate. He was strongly pro Dutch.
Descendents did not welcome the Republic of Indonesia and sided
with the Dutch (1945-49). MN Principality abolished by Sukarno
in 1950.
2a. Hamengku Buwono II ( up to 1825) . Opposed the Dutch and then the British under Lt
Governor General Thomas Stafford Raffles ((1811-1815). As
punishment part of Jogyakarta Sultanate
was given to Prince Paku Alam (1813)
3a. Paku Alam (PA) since
1813. Principality with part of the Jogyakarta Sultanate
as heirloom. The present Prince PA acts as a Vice
Governor of Daerah Istimewa Jogyakarta (DIY).
3a. The present
HB (1X). He is the Sultan of Jogyakarta and holds
the rank of Governor. Sultanate of Jogyakarta is very
unique in the political setup of the Republic of Indonesia. HB
is the only Indonesian Sultan who has retained the Sultan title
with his own territory but under the administration in Jakarta.
The Sultan was the only Javanese (Dutch puppet king ) who actively
supported the Republic of Indonesia during the difficult years
(1945-49). He is now 80 years old has not to the time of this
communication (1980) yet appointed a Crown Prince as his heir.
He has many sons. HB 1X will probably be the last King , a descendant of Sutowijo Senopati
Conclusions:
Sutowijoyo /Senopati
founded the Kingdom of Mataram at the last
quarter of the 16th century.
Mataram reached
its political highpoint during the reign of Sultan Agung, Senopati’s grandson.
With the
coming and perseverance of the Dutch traders from the beginning
of the 17th Century, the power of
the Mataram gradually
began to crumble.
In the
middle of the 18th Century the Mataram had ceased to
exist and fell into several parts. Sultanate of Surakarta under PB, Sultanate of Jogyakarta under H.Buwono, ansd the Mangkunegara Principality
under Mangkunegara.
During the
years of the Colonial war pf the
Republic against the Dutch, the Sultan of Jogyakarta supported the Republic. PB
in Surakarta, Mangkunegoro and Paku Alam joined the
Dutch. PB, MN, and Paku Alam lost their
kingdom/principalities, while Jogyakarat has become
an extra ordinary part of the Republic of Indonesia.
Panembahan Sutuwijoyo’s creation
and descendants vanished from the political map after about 400
years
36, Jln. Maktab Pejabat Pos Jln. Gurney
Kuala Lumpur.
Dated:
7.2.1984
Position:
Officer attached to the Indonesian Embassy during this period.
4 Miss N00R INTHAN Akbar
+ BRUMOON B.C. Ahlip
5 Thajone Ahlip (Australia) + FATHEELA MUSAFER
5 Shiraz Ahlip (Australia) + HAMZIA
6 HAMZIA
5 Rehez Ahlip (Australia) + FATHIMA
6 TARIQ
5 Marina Ahlip + Royston Lye
(s/o Zahiere & Mashmoon Lye)
6 ROYANNE Lye + SHAHNAZ AHAMAT
6 MELATI Lye + H B WIJEWARDENE
4 Miss MAS Muzeena Akbar + Dr. T.M.Z. Mahamooth
6 MUZEENA
6 RENE
6 TASREEN
5 DR Endra SAYBHAN Mahamooth (Malaysia)
6 PARVEEN
6 IRFAN
6 SAFWAN
6 AYESHA
4 MAS Ramjan Akbar + Julie
Thomson
4 Maas Suma Jayah Akbar (Waterworks Engineer, Colombo
Municipal Council) + Miss Gnei Razeena Dole (130)
5 Mas Thassim Ramjan Akbar + Gnei Camarul Hafeela Jayah (120)
6 GNEI Ayesha REHANA Akbar
5 Mas Shafeen Ramjan Akbar + Greta
Marie Griffiths d/o late Harry Griffiths & Rebecca Griffiths
of UK)
5 Mas Brumoon Ramjan Akbar
6 Yanti SAMARAJEEWA
5 Mas Indra Ramjan Akbar + Roshanie Ahamat (d/o late M.H. Ahamat & Mrs. Ahamat)
3 MAAS ENDRA AKBAR + MAAS
NOORANIE AKBAR
4 M S J AKBAR
(COLIN) + SUJATHA
3 M S J
AKBAR + MAAS ZUBAIRA CAREEM
3 MAAS SABINA
AKBAR + DR T K A SALLY
4 SITHY MARIAM
SALLY + T A JAYAH
5 [1] SHAHNAZ
JAYAH + [2] FOUZUL KHALID
4 SITHY BINTHARA
SALLY + KHALID
3 Tuan Ahmath Akbar
+ Nona Safiyah Saldin
4 Dr Pharzan
Akbar (PIP) + Sareen (Baby)
5 Maas Irfan
Akbar + Gnei Bistan Samath
6 Gnei Dershin Rozano Akbar + Gihan Priyantha Malalasekera
UK
7 Sasha Anitha Malalasekera + Ranil Ignatius Fernando
8 Ethan Ranjan Fernando, USA
7 Timor
Janesh Malalasekera + Keshia Marie
8 Mischa Rose, UK
6 Melerene
Wiranthi Akbar + Ravi Sandresh Karunanayake
7 Onella
Wiranthi Karunanayake
7 Shenella
Shiranthi Karunanayake
7 Minella
Avanthi Karunanayake
6 Petula
Sharin Akbar + Romesh Jayawardana, Canada
7 Malik
Jayawardana + Meagan, Canada
7 Jalen
Jayawardana, Canada
6 Nicola
Kristan Akbar + Induka Ranawaka
7 Venesha
Ranawaka
7 Thiran
Ranawaka
5 Mass Barushan
Akbar
5 Narome Amit +
Battu Musafer (Sri Lanka)
6 Amiranthi Musafer
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia + Stuart Marsh (Sydney, Australia)
7 Madeliene Marsh
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia)
7 Elizabeth Marsh
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia)
6 Neluni Musafer
(daughter) (Melbourne, Australia) + Nishantha Ketawelage
(Melbourne, Australia)
7 Shenelle Ketawelage
(daughter) (Melbourne, Australia) Twin
7 Stephanie Ketawelage
(daughter) (Melbourne, Australia) Twin
5 Shinir Amit +
Emran Sally (Sri Lanka)
6 Roshinara Sally
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia) + Azlan
Bathusha (153)
7 Neesha Bathusha
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia)
5 Maltisia Amit
+ Bashur
Musafer (Sydney, Australia)
(152)
6 Anumi Musafer
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia)
6 Kesumi Musafer
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia) + Rowland Gorsek (Sydney,
Australia)
5 Gunasmin Amit
+ Ezmal Lye (Sydney, Australia) (227)
6 Suhana Lye
(daughter) (Sydney, Australia)
4 Nona Aileen
Akbar + Tuan Aziz Dole
5 Wadham Dole
- Jennifer Francis (Divorced)
6 Jerome (son)
(Boston, USA)
6 Tanya (daughter)
(Boston, USA)
6 Son Robert
(son) (Boston, USA)
5 Wadham Dole +
Samboon
6 Nanthida Dole
(daughter) (Toronto, Canada) + Erhard Haniffa (Toronto, Canada)
7
Mikhail (son) (Toronto, Canada)
7
Aayalah (daughter) (Toronto,
Canada)
5 Charmine Dole
+ Dr Sylvion Drahaman
6 Cirami Drahaman (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) + Sivabalan Karupiah
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
5 Warnarine Dole
+ Cheriban Samahin (Toronto, Canada)
6 Reza Samahin
(son) (Toronto, Canada) + Nishani Cooray (Toronto, Canada)
7 Aidan Samahin
(son) (Toronto, Canada)
4 Purlyne Akbar
+ Tuan Yahiya Dole
5 Warnesia Dole
+ Laksaman Doole (Melbourne, Australia)
6 Ruslan Doole
(son) (Melbourne, Australia)
5 Edrich Dole
+ Farah Saldin (Melbourne, Australia)
6 Mariam Dole
(daughter) (Melbourne, Australia)
6 Ayesha Dole
(daughter) (Melbourne, Australia)
6 Nazreen Dole
(daughter)(Melbourne, Australia)