File:Manuskrip Kitab Qonun Sambas Wawasan Ruang Perairan Versus Daratan.pdf

English: The manuscript studied in this book is the law of the Sultanate of Sambas entitled Kitab Qonun Aturan Adat Raja Zaman Dahulu (Kitab Qonun Sambas or KQS). The origins and functions of KQS have local and global dimensions. Local because it was written by the Sultanate of Sambas so that it contains a point of view and describes local conditions. The global dimension of KQS is indicated by a text stating that it comes from the State of Malacca. Substantively, Kitab Qonun Sambas is an adaptation and development of the Malacca Law or Undang-Undang Malaka (UUM), the Malacca Sea Law or Undang-Undang Laut Malaka (UULM), as well as its additions and other material outside the two. Therefore, the contents of this KQS manuscript are not only full of insights into waters and land space but also contain various archaic vocabulary and descriptions of Sambas conditions in the past. The insights of the two spaces in this study are compared and juxtaposed to clarify the different characteristics of one another. Meanwhile, vocabulary and illustrations of Sambas conditions were obtained by comparing the KQS text with the UUM and UULM texts. Kitab Qonun Sambas, which is a product of Malay law, contains not only the government system, administration system, and structure of the old Malay society but also the mindset of the Malay people in the past. Generally, Kitab Qonun Sambas is seen as a form of blending customs with Islamic law which became the law of the Sultanate. However, this book offers a different perspective, namely understanding the spatial awareness of the Sambas people on the north coast of West Kalimantan in the context of maritime culture.