History of Lampung

Bojong Charter indicates that the year 1500 to 1800 AD Lampung Banten sultanate ruled by.

Banten crown prince, Sultan Haji, handed over some areas of Sultan Agung Tirtayasa power to the Dutch. This includes Lampung as a gift to the Dutch for help against the Sultan Agung Tirtayasa.

The request was contained in a letter to Major Sultan Haji Isaac de Saint Martin, the Admiral in Batavia VOC ship was docked in Jakarta. Letter dated March 12, 1682 that its contents, I need your help, later Tirtayasa areas and countries that produce such as Lampung pepper and other lands as desired Major / Captain Moor, will be handed over to the Company.

The letter was later confirmed by a letter agreement dated August 22, 1682 which make the Company obtained a monopoly of pepper trade in Lampung.

However, efforts to control Lampung black pepper market lacks a good reception. On 21 November 1682 the Company returned to the island of Java just bring 744,188 tons of black pepper for $ 62,292.312 guilders.

From the figures it can be concluded that the Lampung was then known as the main producer of black pepper. Black pepper also inspired many European countries took part in the political constellation archipelago at that time. Mastery source world spice trade means mastering the world-and of course the region.

Lampung glory as a source of black pepper also inspired the artist to create songs tanoh Pepper. In fact, when the province of Lampung was inaugurated on March 18, 1964, black pepper became one of the symbols that area. However, unfortunately this time it has faded glory.