Residence Indonesia Name Ahmad Jayadiningrat Ethnicity Sundanese Known for Hero | Occupation Official Resting place Purwakarta Years active 1901–1929 | |
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Native name Aria Adipati Achmad Djajadiningrat Born August 16, 1877 ( 1877-08-16 ) Pandeglang, Dutch East Indies Title Pangeran Raden Aria Adipati Died December 22, 1943, Purwakarta, Indonesia | ||
Ahmad Jayadiningrat (old spelling before EYD was Achmad Djajadiningrat) (born in Pandeglang, August 16, 1877) was the regent of Serang (1901-1924) and the regent of Batavia (1924-1929). He was also member of Volksraad of East Indies.
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History
The prince Aria Adipati Achmad Djajadiningrat was born in the Kabayan village, Pandeglang, August 16, 1877, and died in Purwakarta, December 22, 1943. His father was Raden Bagus Djajawinata (son of Raden Adipati Aria Natadiningrat, the Regent of Pandeglang), a forward-thinking district officer in Kramatwatu and Regent of Serang. His mother was Ratu salehah, originally from Cipete, Serang. He served as the Regent of Serang during the period of 1901-1924, and as the Regent of Batavia (1924-1929). He also served as the member of Volksraad (Public Council) and the member of Raad van Indie (an advisor to the Dutch Empire in Indonesia).
The Djajadiningrat family has some influential people during the Indonesia's national movement. His younger brother, Husein Jayadiningrat, was one of the pioneer of the science tradition in Indonesia and the first native Indonesian to earn a doctorate and professor in Indonesia.
Ahmad was also active in some national movement organizations, such as in Jamiat Kheir as the early member.
Legacy
In 1936 he authored a book of his memoirs titled Herinneringen van Pangeran Aria Achmad Djajadiningrat which contains over 37 years of his experience in public services, among others, as regent of Serang (1901-1927), regent of Batavia, Volksraad member, member of the Raad van Indie, and representative of the Dutch East Indies as the Dutch delegation at the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
List of books he has written: