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This research seeks to analyse the ethnocentrisme of the Dayak tribe in the Monterado War in West Kalimantan. Formerly, the Dayak tribe in the context of the past is synonym as a primitive and backward society compared to other tribes living around them. The perception was influenced by the culture of the Dayak people who prefer to live in rural areas which caused the lack of social interaction between the Dayak tribe and another tribe in Kalimantan. However, the Malay historiographical manuscripts entitled Syair Perang Cina di Monterado written in West Kalimantan has brought a new perspective to the Dayak tribe. The Malay manuscript was not only successful in fulfilling its primary responsibilities to describe the war in Monterado but manage to report the role of Dayak in the war. Therefore, this qualitative study will analyze the ethnocentrism of the Dayak tribe in the syair using the ethnocentrism model by applying the method of literature study and content analysis. The results of this study found that this manuscript has manifested the ethnocentrism of the Dayak tribe in the Monterado War through the fighting spirit, courage, and faith of the Dayak people when they allied with the Dutch and local government in the Monterado war. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]