Manna

Manna lies on the west coast of southern Sumatra, between the Barisan Mountains and the Indian Ocean. Pepper from this coast attracted the interest of Banten across the Sunda Strait and, later, the English East India Company at Bengkulu. After establishing itself farther north in 1685, the company made agreements with Manna and neighbouring coastal districts. In 1729 the sultan of Banten sought to assert his claim to the coast from Manna southward, proposing terms to the English for its administration.