Sultanate of Banjar

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The Sultanate of Banjar was an Islamic Malay sultanate that ruled much of southeastern Borneo (in present-day Indonesia) from the 16th century until its dissolution under Dutch colonial rule in the 19th–20th centuries.

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Sultanate of Banjar canonical 3
Banjar Sultanate 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic sultanate
Malay sultanate
historical state
capital Banjarmasin
colonialPower Netherlands
conflict Banjar War
continent Asia
currency gold coins
diplomaticRelations Dutch East India Company
Sultanate of Makassar
Sultanate of Mataram
linked to: Mataram Sultanate
economyBasedOn diamond trade
forest products
pepper trade
endCause Dutch colonial annexation
dissolution under Dutch rule
endTime 20th century
ethnicGroup Banjar people
Malay people
linked to: Malay peoples
firstSultan Sultan Suriansyah
foundingRuler Sultan Suriansyah
governmentType absolute monarchy
language Banjar language
Malay language
linked to: Malay
legalSystem Islamic law combined with customary law
locatedIn Southeast Asia
locatedInPresentDay Indonesia
South Kalimantan
locatedOn Borneo
mainRiver Barito River
modernLegacy Banjar cultural identity in South Kalimantan
Islamization of southeastern Borneo
partOf Dutch East Indies sphere of influence
predecessor Hindu Kingdom of Negara Daha
regionRuled southeastern Borneo
religion Islam
religionOfFirstSultan Islam
religiousAffiliation Islamic world
religiousConversionOfRuler Sultan Suriansyah converted to Islam
religiousInstitution Islamic courts
startTime 16th century
startTimeApproximate c. 1520s
stateReligion Sunni Islam
successor Dutch colonial administration in South Borneo
titleOfRuler Sultan
typeOfMonarchy hereditary monarchy

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Banjar historicalPolity Sultanate of Banjar
Banjar people historicalPolity Sultanate of Banjar
Maanyan people historicalAffiliation Banjar Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Banjar
Banjar culture historicalPolity Sultanate of Banjar
Baksa Kembang dance associatedWith Banjar Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Banjar