The stories about
mistresses can always be used as material interesting conversations from time to time. During Nusantara
Kingdoms of the general''s mistress who called ordinary
concubines gathered in one room a special marquee. There are no specific tasks to be done but (sorry) as satisfying lust, friends told the king and royal family.
Concubine''s fate is like a slave in general. Although than is sometimes more fortunate side of the material, but life is set by the employer concubines. If the employer is saturated and no longer liked them, he can discard them like garbage. However, if the employer''s behavior, let alone like falling in love with the lives of these concubines guaranteed to be wallowing in wealth and pleasure.
Days of the formation of Batavia, a story about the life of a concubine too much going on and become fruit lips. Since the beginning of JP Coen maintain concubines considered as a marker of status and a trend for the nobility, the soldier and the European landowners.
Gammer (as concubines colonial period), generally derived from berparas beautiful native woman who due to economic pressure or trapped in the slave trade had become the wife outside of marriage. Their lives are generally established in terms of material, but in the presence of Nyai social status is often regarded as a slut. They never could get the status of "wife" even though many of them already have children from a relationship with her employer. In fact, among the Bumiputera own label as "penzina" often addressed to the gammer.
The story of the existence of a well-known Nyai in Batavia is the story about the presence of "Nyai Dasima" (1811-1816). Parung origin woman, mistress Meener Edward William (British citizen living diBatavia) is reported to run from his master to become the wife of the two driver sado (wagon) named Samiun. The story ends tragically. Dasima found murdered in the region around Kwitang River.
Dasima Nyai story written in two different versions by G. Francis (Tjerita Njai Dasima; 1896) and a humanist Betawi named BC. Ardan who published it as a historical novel (Nyai Dasima; 1965).
Another story that is not less tragic is the story of Mariam. Dutch Sinyo mistress pet named John is having a love triangle with a driver named sado Husin (Red Stores; Witness the glory of old Batavia Ciliwung ditepian Estuary). Mariam found murdered near Ancol bridge.
Besides Mariam, Rossina story, beautiful slave descendants through the law of Bali Stadhuis front suspension (now the Museum Fatahillah) also stores the black history of
mistresses''s life in Batavia. (Story By Rossina; F.D.J Pangemanan)