A unamed temple on Pajajaran, known to be one of the temples "Not converted" following the Kingdom's eventual Christianization.
The Nusantaran Archipelago
1522-1523
Prabu Suryawisesa is not joking, at all. It was something that even shocked the Portuguese. They asked more than a alliance. More than a protection. They wanted to know about the man on the cross. They wanted to learn, about Jesus. They wanted the Portuguese to send the holiest of their men to the kingdom, wanting to learn more, and eventually, shedding the skin that the men from Hindustan left within them. No more Brahma and Shiva. They wanted to know about Jesus Christ. The martyr of god. The son of god. This unexpected issue, in the end, stalled the treaty for more than a week, as this could essentially prevent a Portuguese colonization on the region, knowing very well that it was "Blasphemous", on subjugating others with the same religion. Yet, with sufficient wordplay, perhaps, instead of a colony, the Portuguese, could have a sattelite, or a proxy, on the region, whom probably will allow the Portuguese control over Malacca. Prabu Suryawisesa, in the other hand, pushed the terms forward, further making it a offer that the Portuguese could not refuse. Eventually, on 19th September 1522, the treaty is signed, by King Suryawisesa and Jorge de Alberquerque(1), with the terms, are detailed on below.(2)
"The Kingdom of Portugal are allowed openly on the markets of the Sunda Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Portugal will construct an embassy on Pajajaran.
The Sunda Kingdom is obliged on participating in any defensive activities related to Malaka.
The Sunda Kingdom will follow the faith of Jesus Christ.
The Kingdom of Portugal will protect, and assist the Sunda Kingdom, in the aspects of defense, economy, and advancement."
Ridiculously fair for a treaty between a native force and a European force, the treaty, eventually, is also marked by the baptism of King Suryawisesa, and also the royal family, with some, of the local elites and priests also following behind. This, also followed by the burnings of the local Hindu scriptures, and idolatries, as a sign of the end of the Hindu era in the Sunda Kingdom. Just within a month, there is no traces regarding the elite's former beliefs, making the entry of the Portuguese officials on mid December further "Advances" the conversion ahead. In the end, 1522 is closed by the establishment of the "
Baing"(3) elite, on where the former Hindu priests of Sunda-now established themselves as the Christian priests of Sunda, which they became the King's current closest elite circle.
The King's Portuguese Complex on Pajajaran.
In order to make true of his promises towards the Portuguese, King Suryawisesa, starting from the dawn of 1523, quickly began his Christianization campaign, as temples now began to be converted into Churches, attracting the ire of those who believed that this is the work of the white-skinned men. Yet for some, the King's decree on late January is a voice of god, with them flocking to the newly established churches in order to be baptized. The changes that the Portuguese made became more than religious issues, as King Suryawisesa began to officially adopt the Gregorian calendar, with it being translated into Sundanese. In the end, the Sunda Kingdom could easily rest for a while, as Mataram is put at bay at this very condition.
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(1).
Unlike OTL, which is signed on August.
(2).
Highly different than the OTL treaty, this time profited both of the parties involved.
(3).
Sundanese for "Our Fathers".