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Grave of Sheikh Ibn Moelana

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Grave of Sheikh Ibn Moelana

Balen, Matijs / Linden, Gerard onder de / Braam, J. van

Grave of Sheikh Ibn Moelana. -Graf-Stede van Sjeich Ibn Moelana.

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The plate is taken from the work 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien' by Francois Valentyn.

The mausoleum was situated a short distance north of Cheribon.

According to Valentyn Sheikh Ibn Moelana was one of the most important disseminators of the Islamic faith on Java.

Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, inv. nr. 693 C 6 dl XVII, after p. 266.

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Sources and literature

Valentijn, François, Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën (1724-1726)