Warring Societies of Pre-colonial Southeast AsiaMakassar in May 1739. This campaign lasted for several weeks. Without
sufficient Bonéan and Gowan support, however, he ultimately failed. A
year and a half later the Dutch launched a counter attack which was a
tiresome campaign resulting in a Pyrrhic victory for the Dutch. Whereas
Wajorese records state that the Dutch walked away from negotiations,
Dutch sources record that a verbal agreement was reached in March
- Among other things, it stipulated that the Bungaya Treaty was
renewed and that Wajoq would leave Timurung to the Bonéans. Since
the Wajorese refused to sign it, however, the agreement was essentially
an honorable retreat for the Dutch. Wajoq’s position remained largely
the same.^33
La Maddukelleng and the WajoreseThe withdrawal of the Dutch was not, however, the end of violence in
Wajoq. On the contrary, La Maddukelleng initiated a period of civil
conflict that lasted for decades. A mere three days after the Dutch left
Tosora, he sent his guards to punish the communities that had aban-
doned Wajoq during its conflict with the Dutch.^34 He fined some com-
munities and denigrated others to the status of “children” of Wajoq. Such
punishments likely exacerbated tensions and internal dissent in Wajoq.
A major conflict during this contentious period pertained to the
relationship between Wajoq and its vassals Pammana and Sidénréng.
Pammana was located in western Cenrana valley in the southern part of
Wajoq. Sidénréng lay to the northwest of Wajoq and it was also part of
the Ajattappareng confederation on the western side of the peninsula.
The conflict between Wajoq and these vassals is portrayed as very per-
sonal in the Bugis sources. It was personified in a dispute between La
Maddukelleng and the Datu Pammana by the name of La Gau who also
held the office of pilla of Wajoq. Whereas La Gau had displayed excep-
tional bravery in La Maddukelleng’s attack against the Dutch in 1739,
in the 1740s he incited Sidénréng against Wajoq. His brother-in-law, La
Wawo, was the ruler or addatuang of Sidénréng and La Gau wanted to
ensure that his relatives maintained their influential positions. Flexing
his muscles to emphasize his strength, La Gau insisted that nobody out-
- Noorduyn, Een Achttiende-Eeuwse Kroniek van Wadjo’ , 138.
- Unfortunately, the sources are not specific as to how this was done.