About: Seri Rambai

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The Seri Rambai is a 17th-century Dutch cannon displayed at Fort Cornwallis in George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest bronze gun in Malaysia, a fertility symbol and the subject of legends and prophecy. The gun was originally displayed at George Town's Esplanade; in the 1950s it was moved to Fort Cornwallis.

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  • Seri Rambai adalah sebuah meriam Belanda abad ke-17 yang kini berada di Benteng Cornwallis di George Town, sebuah Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO dan ibu kota negara bagian Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Meriam tersebut merupakan meriam perunggu terbesar di Malaysia, diperbincangkan dalam berbagai legenda dan ramalan maupun sebagai simbol kesuburan. Meriam tersebut didatangkan ke kawasan Selat Malaka pada awal 1600-an, saat Perusahaan Hindia Timur Belanda (VOC) mempersembahkannya kepada Sultan Johor demi mendapatkan konsesi dagang. Pada tahun 1613, Kesultanan Aceh menyerang dan menghancurkan Johor, menawan Sultannya serta membawa pulang Seri Rambai ke Aceh. Menjelang akhir abad ke-18, meriam tersebut dikirim Aceh ke Selangor dan ditempatkan di sebelah salah satu benteng dekat kota tersebut. Pada 1871, pemerintah kolonial Britania (Inggris) menyerang Selangor sebagai balasan atas serangan bajak laut. Britania membakar kota tersebut, menghancurkan bentengnya dan merampas Seri Rambai. Meriam tersebut lalu disimpan di Esplanade di George Town, dan pada 1950-an dipindahkan ke Benteng Cornwallis. (in)
  • The Seri Rambai is a 17th-century Dutch cannon displayed at Fort Cornwallis in George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest bronze gun in Malaysia, a fertility symbol and the subject of legends and prophecy. The cannon's history in the Malacca Straits began in the early 1600s, when Dutch East India Company officers gave it to the Sultan of Johor in return for trading concessions. In 1613, the Sultanate of Aceh attacked and destroyed Johor, captured the sultan, and took Seri Rambai to Aceh. Near the end of the eighteenth century the cannon was sent by Aceh to Selangor and mounted next to one of the town's hilltop forts. In 1871, the British colonial government launched an attack on the town in retaliation to a pirate attack, destroying the forts and confiscating the Seri Rambai. The gun was originally displayed at George Town's Esplanade; in the 1950s it was moved to Fort Cornwallis. (en)
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  • John Anderson, Political and Commercial Considerations Relative to the Malayan Peninsula and the British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca, 1824. (en)
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  • The Seri Rambai at Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang, Malaysia (en)
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  • A decorative band in front of the trunnions features three pairs of heraldic lions. Each pair faces an urn filled with flowers. (en)
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  • The former Kings of Acheen were on very friendly terms with the Salengore Chiefs, and the King now possesses many large Guns which he procured at Acheen. In a large piece of brass ordnance, a long 32 Pounder, I believe, which was presented to him by the King of Acheen, which is mounted on the Hill, the Natives say there is a White Snake, which comes out every Sunday, and goes to sleep inside the remainder of the Week. They fancy this is a Spirit, and if any person touches it, he is sure to fall sick. The Malays have always some remarkable or superstitious story concerning their particular Guns, and invent the most incredible Tales. (en)
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  • Seri Rambai adalah sebuah meriam Belanda abad ke-17 yang kini berada di Benteng Cornwallis di George Town, sebuah Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO dan ibu kota negara bagian Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Meriam tersebut merupakan meriam perunggu terbesar di Malaysia, diperbincangkan dalam berbagai legenda dan ramalan maupun sebagai simbol kesuburan. (in)
  • The Seri Rambai is a 17th-century Dutch cannon displayed at Fort Cornwallis in George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest bronze gun in Malaysia, a fertility symbol and the subject of legends and prophecy. The gun was originally displayed at George Town's Esplanade; in the 1950s it was moved to Fort Cornwallis. (en)
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