The Archive of Yogyakarta is almost unique among Asian document
collections, and its importance for scholars interested in the history
of Java is difficult to overestimate. It forms a single corpus of
records produced by the Sultan of Yogyakarta's government between 1786
and 1812, and deals with the realm's scare resources of men and
materials. There are royal appointments, court correspondence and
innumerable accountancy records. Transliterations of the Javan originals
are accompanied by English synopses and notes.