an ▁( vice - her ald ) ▁of ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁Sultan ate . ▁ ▁Music ▁was ▁performed ▁during ▁royal ▁balls ▁or ▁ban qu ets ▁for ▁Dutch ▁vis its ▁or ▁vis its ▁from ▁other ▁European ▁deleg ations , ▁usually ▁inv ite es ▁from ▁Singapore . ▁The ▁br ass ▁band ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁asc ended ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁Its ▁performance ▁played ▁a ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁Y us of ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Lion ▁from ▁Queen ▁Wilhelm ina ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁their ▁exclusive ▁nature , ▁being ▁reserved ▁to ▁the ▁nob ility ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan ate , ▁the ▁performances ▁died ▁out ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁following ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁s ultan ate ▁is ▁widely ▁cred ited ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁and ▁Indones ian ▁language , ▁as ▁various ▁books , ▁literary ▁works ▁and ▁dictionary ▁was ▁contributed ▁in ▁the ▁s ultan ate . ▁These ▁works ▁formed ▁as ▁the ▁back bone ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁Indones ian ▁language . ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁H aj i , ▁was ▁celebrated ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁on ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁hon oured ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Hero ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Mal ay ▁people ▁ ▁Mal ay