Kutei

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Kutei , also Koti, Kuti (from Sanskrit ), is a landscape in the northeast of the island of Borneo , which was previously ruled by a kingdom. The village of the same name is located in the delta of the Mahakam River on a southern arm. The region, next to Yogyakarta one of two sultanates of Indonesia, is located in today's Indonesian province of Kalimantan Timur .

geography

The area of ​​the area was calculated to be around 100,000 km², the population was around 90,000 in 1895.

The landscape consists almost entirely of one plain, the area of ​​influence of the Mahakam (or Kutei) river. To the west and south the area is bounded by Banjarmasin , to the east by the Strait of Makassar . The main products are rice and sugar cane .

history

The kingdom of Kutei has its roots in the ancient Hindu kingdom of Martapura (Mulawarnam), which was founded around 400 at Muara Kaman . In the 14th century a Muslim rule Kartanegara was established below the river at Pamarangan , which immediately took up hostilities against Kutei and eventually gained the upper hand. However, Kartanegara was later haunted by Filipino pirates . In 1782 the sultanate moved to a quieter place on the upper reaches of the river, Tepian Padang, today's Tenggarong .

The last sultan , the 18th successor, was Aji Muhammad Parikesit, who lost his power when his kingdom was dissolved by the Indonesian government in 1960. He donated his palace to the people as a kind of museum, and the government gave him a new domicile. The sultan died in 1982.

On September 22, 2001, the kingdom was restored in a symbolic gesture by the Indonesian government when the eldest son of the last sultan, Hajji Aji Pangeran Praboe, was crowned at the age of 76 and officially recognized by Indonesia. His throne name is Sultan Hajji Aji Muhammad Salehuddin II.

administration

At the beginning of the 20th century, Kutei formed part of the Dutch residency "South and East Department". The main town and seat of the assistant resident until 1898 was Samarinda on the right bank of the Mahakam River. After that, the department was divided into three, and since 1900 into four individual offices.

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