Raden (Prince) Saleh - Artist Info

About Raden (Prince) Saleh

Name variants

Raden Saleh Syarif Bustaman, Raden Sjarief Bastaman Saleh, Raden Saleh Ben Jaggia
  • Biography

    Prince Raden Saleh Syarif Bustaman was born in 1811 into the noble Indonesian Regent family of the famous Kijai Ngabehi Kertoboso Bustaman (1681-1759), directly related to the Mataram Kingdom and Sultanate, just as his great-grandnephew Dr. Dr. George H. Hundeshagen (gelar Raden Adipati Ario), founder and chairman of the Prince Raden Saleh Foundation.

    The Bustaman family encompassed 20 Regents and at least 7 Regent families throughout Indonesia, and is remembered for their heroic support of Prince Diponegoro's struggle for independence.

    Our family suffered tremendously because of their devoted support of Pangeran Diponegoro, as Prince Raden Saleh's cousins Raden Sukur and his brother (also by the name) Raden Saleh, sons o...

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