Sultanate of Sambas

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The Sultanate of Sambas ( Malay : Kesultanan Melayu Sambas) was a traditional Malay state on the west coast of the island of Borneo , in what is now Indonesia , with the capital Pontianak .

history

Initially, the state was administered by governors; and it was not until 1609 that Sambas became a kingdom through the descendants of regent Sepudak. She married one of her daughters to Prince Tengah, a son of Sultan Muhammad Hassan of Brunei , who later became the first and last Sultan of Sarawak for the Brunei Empire . The child from this connection, Muhammad Saif ud-din I, became the first Muslim sultan of Sambas.

Sambas remained independent until the time of the Dutch East India Company , when the capital was bombed in 1812. The Dutch took control in 1819 and often interfered in succession arrangements. Among other things, they arranged for Abu Bakar Taj ud-din II to be deposed and exiled to Java .

Umar Akam ud-din III., Sultan of Sambas 1854–1866

The state was nevertheless stable and produced strong, long-lived rulers until the Japanese conquest in 1942. Sultan Muhammad Ibrahim Shafi ud-din II was executed in the course of the Pontianak incident at Mandor in 1944. The sultanate was then abolished and replaced by a Japanese council. With the return of the Dutch in 1946 it was re-established. The Sultan died in 1956, which also ended this line.

From 1984 Winata Kusuma von Samba was head of the royal family. He was recognized as a sultan in 2000 and installed in July 2001. He died in 2008.

title

The title Sultan translated means "His Highness". The king's name is Sri Paduka al-Sultan Tuanku, followed by the personal government name, ibni al-Marhum, and at the end the father's title is added. The main woman is called Sri Paduka Ratu. The succession follows the birthright , with the sons of royal women having a privilege over sons of civil women.

Ruler

Panembahan Ratu (Kings / Queens) from Sambas:

Sultans of Sambas:

Royal family

Individual evidence

  1. Sambas Sultanate descents from Brunei | The Brunei Times