Kehidupan Sosial dan Politik Regentscap Sidokarie Pasca Pemekaran Regentschap Soerabaija Tahun 1859-1862

Abstract

So far, studies on socio-political conditions in an area have focused on changing leaders only. Primary data at that time was taken from government archives as tangible evidence for events experienced by the middle class. Surabaya was the capital of the residency of Surabaya during the Dutch East Indies era which was in charge of six regions, namely Gresik, Mojokerto, Lamongan, Jombang, and Sidoarjo. However, the Duchy of Surabaya was then split into two, in 1859 based on Staatsblad No. 6 issued on January 31, 1859, this resulted in changes in social and political conditions in Sidoarjo. The research methods used include (i) topic selection, (ii) source collection, (iii) verification or criticism, (iv) interpretation or interpretation, and (v) historiography sourced from Nieuw Soerabaia, Oud Soerabaia, and Jejak Sidoarjo from Jenggala to Suriname, this research was compiled with the intention of obtaining historical data on the history of the expansion of the Duchy of Surabaya in 1859-1862 and the social and political conditions at the time of the division of the city. In this study, the condition of the expansion of the region resulted in new problems such as the cultuurstelsel at the Watoetoelis Sugar Factory which was one of the priority or main sugar exporters during the Dutch East Indies government, the classification of social status such as the owner of a large land who became a hajj, rebellion between farmers and the colonial government. The Netherlands, as well as the Jami Al Abror Mosque which became the center of the development of Islam in Sidoarjo.
Keywords: Sidoarjo, Social, Politics