Perkebunan Lada Dan Masyarakat Di Kawasan Lampung Timur Pada Masa Kesultanan Banten

Abstract

Pepper is a world commodity that has long been traded. One of the pepper producers is Lampung. Since the classical period, the Lampung pepper trade has filled world trade activities through the Sunda Kingdom. During the Islamic period, Lampung was under the control of Banten. Banten in meeting the need for pepper utilizes the Lampung area. This study aims to reveal how to zoning between villages and umbul for pepper cultivation in East Lampung. It also reveals how the condition of the people of Lampung at that time, and how the pepper cultivation management system was. The research method to uncover the problem was carried out through exploratory and descriptive methods. The results showed that the fields as the location for pepper cultivation were in the vicinity of the village. Most of the people at that time had embraced Islam but there were still those who practiced the megalithic tradition. The management of pepper cultivation is entirely by Banten through local authorities who are appointed as retainers as representatives of Banten in Lampung. Keywords: Lampung, Sultanate of Banten, pepper cultivation, fields, megalith