Arung Matoa

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Arung Matoa was the highest political leader of the Kingdom of Wajo in South Sulawesi, traditionally chosen through a collective decision-making process among local nobles.

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Label Occurrences
Arung Matoa canonical 3
Arung Patappuloe 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state position
political office
traditional leadership title
appliesToJurisdiction Indonesia
Kingdom of Wajo
South Sulawesi
Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes

Wajo
associatedWithPeriod pre-colonial era
associatedWithRegion Luwu Gulf region
linked to: Teluk Bone

South Sulawesi
basedOn Bugis customary law
country Kingdom of Wajo
culture Bugis culture
etymologyLanguage Bugis
governmentalRole head of government of the Kingdom of Wajo
head of state of the Kingdom of Wajo
highest political leader of the Kingdom of Wajo
supreme ruler of Wajo
governs foreign relations of the Kingdom of Wajo
internal affairs of the Kingdom of Wajo
hasAuthorityOver Wajo nobility
administration of the Kingdom of Wajo
hasComponent council of nobles
hasLanguage Bugis language
linked to: Buginese language
hasTitleLanguage Bugis
historicalSignificance central institution in the political organization of Wajo
important example of Bugis collective leadership tradition
locatedIn Indonesia
South Sulawesi
Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes
officeHolderSelectedBy Wajo aristocracy
local nobles
partOf political system of the Kingdom of Wajo
politicalSystemType aristocratic polity
council-based monarchy
monarchy
positionHeldIn Kingdom of Wajo
powerLegitimizedBy collective decision of nobles
customary law (adat)
regionOfUse South Sulawesi Province
linked to: South Sulawesi

Wajo Regency
religionAssociated Islam
selectionMethod collective decision-making
consensus among local nobles
election by nobles
usedByEthnicGroup Bugis people
linked to: Bugis

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Wajo hasPoliticalInstitution Arung Patappuloe
linked to: Arung Matoa
Wajo hasTitle Arung Matoa
Wajo rulingOffice Arung Matoa