Indonesian Royalty, Traditional rulers of the archipelago. Options

[purnomor]

Indonesia Royalty
Prior to Dutch rule and independence, Indonesia was divided between countless kingdoms, sultanates, and statelets. Under the Dutch, those traditional states that resisted colonialism were destroyed. Those states that proved cooperative became component of the Dutch colonial system.

After independence, all traditional rulers lost their political power, except the sultan of Yogyakarta who due to his contribution in the war of independence, was granted the post of governor of Yogyakarta Special Territory in perpetuity. The rest are allowed to maintain their crown as bearers of their realm's culture and tradition.

Pontianak Sultanate


Sultan Syarief Abubakar Al-Kadrie (crowned 2004) and Queen Ratu Mas Norlaela


Qadriah Royal Palace in Pontianak - West Borneo

Landak Principality


Pangeran Ratu Drs Gusti Suryansyah MSi, Prince of Landak


Landak Palace, Landak - West Borneo

Mempawah Principality


Panembahan Ratu Mardan Adijaya Kesuma Ibrahim, Prince of Mempawah (crowned 2002) and his queen consort


Amantubillah Royal Palace, in Mempawah - West Borneo

Sintang Sultanate


Gusti Djunaidi, sultan of Sintang


Sintang Palace - West Borneo

Kutai Kertanegara Kingdom


Sultan Haji Aji Muhammad Salahuddin II al-Adil Chalifattul Mu'minin, sultan since 1999


Kedaton Palace in Tenggarong - East Borneo, seat of Kutai Kertanegara throne


http://www.riaulingga.com/kalimantan

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[dalawapo]

damnit i type something and it didnt go through......

anyways i ask wasnt' indonesian royalty exile to sri-lanka and south africa by the dtuch>?

and ratu means queen? does datu mean king?

k hope this goes through......

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Kutai Kertanegara Sultanate


Royal symbol of Kutai Kertanegara Sultanate


Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman of Kutai Kertanegara and his coterie, 1881


Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, 1896


Mask dance in the Kutai royal palace, 1896


Sultan Aji Muhammad Parikesit, 1920s


The Kraton Band, with Sultan Aji Muhammad Parikesit (standing), playing the violin in 1938. The band consists of members of Kutai royal family and specialised in jazz music.


The coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands in 1898. Numbered one and two are Aji Pangeran Mangkunegoro (crown prince of Kutai) and Aji Pangeran Sostronegoro, his brother. Numbered three is Raden Mas Kusumowinoto of Surakarta kingdom.


Crown prince of Kutai Kertanegara (seated leftmost) posing with other Indonesian princes and Dutch officials while attending Queen Wilhelmina's coronation in 1898 in The Netherlands


Dayak festival Erau in 2001 coincides with coronation of new sultan to Kutai Kertanegara throne after the sultanate was abolished in 1960.


Massive war dance by the Dayaks in Erau Festival

http://www.kutaikartanegara.com/

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[purnomor]

anyways i ask wasnt' indonesian royalty exile to sri-lanka and south africa by the dtuch>?

Those royals who resisted the Dutch were usually killed or exiled to somewhere lese in Indonesia or even to South Africa or Sri Lanka as you said (being exiled to Sri Lanka was known as diselonkan, or Ceylonized, referring to the old name of Sri Lanka: Ceylon). Those who cooperated with the Dutch (which is the majority), got to keep their throne but became part of Dutch colonial structure, helping the Dutch control the population.

and ratu means queen? does datu mean king?

Ratu in indo royalty can be used for males and females. Datu is kind of a nobility rank lower than the king

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Palembang Sultanate


Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III, Sultan of Palembang (crowned 2003) with his queen consort and two daughters. His last predecessor was Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin II, who was forced to abdicate by the Dutch in 1828. Thus, Palembang sultanate was dead for 175 years until 2003.


Entrance to Kuto Besak Fort (built 1780-1797), former palace of Palembang sultans. The fort now houses commercial and tourist premises, and also houses the local military division. The current sultan has to hold his court in his private house.

Langkat Sultanate


Sultan Iskandar Hilali Abdul Jalil Rahmat Syah Al-Haj (crowned 2001, died 2003), Sultan of Langkat. The current sultan is his son, Sultan Azwar Abdul Jalil Rahmat Syah Al-Haj


Royal seal of Langkat sultanate

Siak Sri Indrapura Sultanate

The sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura was one of the richest in Dutch East Indies. However, the last sultan's closeness to the Dutch cost him his kingdom when independence came. Despite sending a telegram supporting Republic of Indonesia to Sukarno in November 1945, the sultan fell victim to the 1946 Social Revolution that raged throughout East and North Sumatra where the population forced the royalties to abdicate, sometimes with violence (the royal house of Asahan - North Sumatera was wiped out during the Social Revolution). Reason of social revolution is the royalty's cooperation with the Dutch and Japanese colonialists. Eversince, the throne of Siak has been empty.


Siak Sri Indrapura Royal Palace - Riau


Siak royal crown


Komet, a large German music player, bought by the sultan during a trip to Europe in 1896. It still can plays works of Beethoven, Mozart, and Strauss


Sultan Syarif Kasim II (1892-1968), last sultan of Siak Sri Indrapura (reigned 1908-1946)


Royal symbol of Siak Sri Indrapura's Banu Shuhab Dynasty

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Deli Sultanate


Sultan Ottoman Mahmud Ma'amun Perkasa Alam Syah (crowned 1998). He is a major in the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD)


Royal symbol of Deli Sultanate



Maimoon Royal Palace in Medan - North Sumatera, built by Deli sultan in 1888 with the architect Colonel Theodoor van Erp of the Royal Netherlands Indies Army (KNIL)


Throne of Deli sultan in Maimoon Palace


Ternate Sultanate


Sultan Haji Mudzhaffar Shah II (crowned 1975), Sultan of Ternate - North Maluku. Unusally, his first wife is a Christian, Elizabeth Petronella "Nelly" Manoppo. The sultan is known for protecting his Christian subjects during communal disturbances in 1999-2000.


Royal banner of Ternate Sultanate


Sultan's Palace in Ternate - North Maluku


Sultan Mudzhaffar Shah II in his palace receiving well-wishers for his birthday on April 2004. His peacemaking role during the communal war in 1999-2002 left him a much-loved figure amongst Ternate people.

Tidore Sultanate


Sri Sultan Haji Djafar Junus Shah (crowned 1999), Sultan of Tidore - North Maluku
The sultan is currently building a Rp 3.5 billion-worth royal palace to replace the one destroyed by Allied bombing in World War II.

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Karangasem Kingdom


Professor Anak Agung Dr Gede Sudewa Djelantik (crowned 1991), raja of Karangasem - Bali. He married a German woman.



Puri Agung Karangasem, the royal palace of Karangasem kings

Mengwi Kingdom


Anak Agung Gede Agung SH, raja of Mengwi - Bali





Pura Taman Ayun, the royal temple of Mengwi kings, worshipping many different deities.

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Badung Kingdom - Pemecutan line


Cokorde Ngurah Gede Manik Parisara (crowned 1986), raja of Badung from Pemecutan line - Bali


Puri Pemecutan in Denpasar - Bali, royal palace of Badung kings


Pemecutan royal temple


King of Badung on trial for murdering his cousin with his royal sword. King Gede Manik argued the murder was a case of self-defense.

Badung Kingdom - Kesiman line


Anak Agung Ngurah Kusuma Wardhana (crowned 1989), raja of Badung from Kesiman line - Bali. There are two contending claimants to Badung throne, the Pemecutan line and the Kesiman line. Each has its own court and royal palace, without acknowledging each other's authority.


Kesiman royal temple

Gianyar Kingdom


Anak Agung Dr Gede Agung II (crowned 1999), raja of Gianyar - Bali. He was minister for social affairs during the presidency of Abdurrahman Wahid (1999-2001).


Entrance to Gianyar royal palace


Exquisite statue in Gianyar park

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Klungkung Kingdom


Dewa Agung Cokorde Gede Agung (crowned 1998), raja of Klungkung - Bali


Klungkung royal palace


Klungkung traffic circle



Klungkung royal court

Bangli Kingdom


Anak Agung Made Rai Rama (crowned 1961), raja of Bangli - Bali


Bangli royal temple


Entrance to a Bangli temple


Elephant guardian of a Bangli temple

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Gowa Sultanate


Sultan Andi Kumala Karaeng Sila Aid ud-Din (crowned 1978), sultan of Gowa - South Celebes


Balla Lampoa Royal Palace, in Gowa district - South Celebes


Gowa Royal Tombs

Buton Sultanate


Sultan Drs Mohammad La Ode Manarfa Kaimuddin (crowned 1959), sultan of Buton - Southeast Celebes



Wolio Royal Palace of Buton sultans replica in a theme park in Jakarta

Serdang Kingdom


Paduka Sri Sultan Tuanku Lukman Sinar Bashar Shah II (crowned 2001), sultan of Serdang - North Sumatera


Royal symbol of Serdang sultan

Tiny chiefdoms of Nusa Tenggara Islands


Usif Leopold Nicolaas Isu Nisnoni (crowned 2004), king of Kupang - East Nusa Tenggara and his queen consort


Raja Muda Muhammad Marzuki Nampira, king of Alor - East Nusa Tenggara since 1999

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Tiny chiefdoms in Nusa Tenggara Islands


Raja Yusuf Christoffel Makunimau, king of Kolana, Alor Island - East Nusa Tenggara, since 1996


Raja Haji Abdul Gafur Ibrahim Dasi, king of Lamakera, Solor Island- East Nusa Tenggara since 1987, and his queen consort


Raja Haji Achmad Kalake, king of Lohayong, Solor Island - East Nusa Tenggara since 1977, and his family


Ratu Antonietta Malek, queen of Keka, Rote Island - East Nusa Tenggara since 1966, and her son Prince Jeremias Malek


Fettor Ekrest Saudale (standing at right), king of Talae kingdom on Rote Island - East Nusa Tenggara since 1980, at his son's wedding


Luis Seneca Tei Serang, pretender to the throne of Waihale, West Timor - East Nusa Tenggara


Raja Constantinus Matheus Karimaley, king of Batulolong since 1996 with his wife


Daeng Muhammad Abdurrahman Raja Dewa, sultan of Sumbawa - West Nusa Tenggara


Sultan Putra Iskandar Zulkarnain Muhammad Shah (crowned 2001), sultan of Bima - West Nusa Tenggara during his coronation


Raja Adia Kapitan, king of Terong on Adonara Island - East Nusa Tenggara since 1968 and his wife

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Tiny Statelets in Nusa Tenggara Islands


Usif Drs Theodorus Arnoldus Taolin, king of Insana, West Timor with his wife


Don Antonio da Costa, king of Noimutti, West Timor


Raja Antoine Adrianus Moriek, king of Silawang, West Timor


Raja Dominicus Tei Serang, king of Waihale, West Timor, with his wife


Usif Robert Mauritz Kokoh, king of Amarasi, West Timor since 1990 with wife and in-laws


Raja Alfonso Cano, king of Miomaffo, West Timor since 1986


1st from left: Usif Pah Nesi Nope, king of Amanuban, West Timor since 1980
2nd from left: Usif Pah Edison Oematan, king of Mollo, West Timor since 2001


Fettor Eshton Laurents Foenay, king of Foenay, West Timor


Raja None Ambenu, king of Botti, West Timor


Dona Marie-Cecille Bernadette Ximenes da Silva, heir to the throne of Sikka-Maumere, Flores Island - East Nusa Tenggara. Her grandfather was Moang Ratu Don Thomas Joao Ximenes da Silva II, last king of Sikka. Her father is Moang Don Enrico Thomas Ximenes da Silva. Dona Marie-Cecille now resides in France.

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Sambas Principality


Pangeran Ratu Winata Kusuma (crowned in 1986), Prince of Sambas - West Borneo.


Royal symbol of Sambas Principality


Alwatziqubillah Palace in Sambas - West Borneo

Bima Sultanate


Sultan Putra Iskandar Zulkarnain Muhammad Shah (crowned 2001), sultan of Bima - West Nusa Tenggara


Royal symbol of Deva Dalam Bawa dynasty of Bima


Bima Palace, built in 1927 by architect Victor Rehatta

Cirebon Sultanate - Kanoman line


Sultan Elang Muhammad Emiruddin (crowned 2003), sultan of Cirebon-Kanoman. His throne is contested by rival sultan Prince Saladin, his half-brother who was robbed of the crown despite the previous sultan's will for Saladin to succeed him, due to the fact that Saladin's mother is not of nobel blood, but a mere commoner.

Read Washington Post or Sydney Morning Herald for more on the royal quarrel.


There are three lines of Cirebon sultans, the royal palace above belongs to the Kanoman line


The palace above belongs to Kasepuhan line of sultans. The other line is the Kacirebonan line.

[Horitaka]

Thanks for the thread

Nice information!

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Mangkunegara Dynasty of Surakarta


Kanjeng Gusti Mangkunegara IX (crowned 1987), Mangkunegaran sultan of Surakarta - Central Java with the queen consort. His first wife is Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of Sukarno and younger sister of current president Megawati Sukarnoputri. Mangkunegara is sultan's reigning name that means "he who holds the country in his lap"


Puro Mangkunegaran, royal palace of the Mangkunegarans opened in 1757. The dynasty was established by the Dutch VOC (East India Company) to weaken the power of susuhunan of Surakarta.

Click here for more information on Puro Mangkunegaran


Royal seal of Mangkunegara dynasty

Kartasura Dynasty of Surakarta


Sri Pakubowono XII Senapati ing Alaga (crowned 1945), susuhunan of Surakarta - Central Java. He fought in war of independence against the Dutch, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel in Indonesian Army (TNI-AD). He participated in crushing the communist party in 1965. He died in 2004. His successor is still unclear. Pakubuwono is sultan's reigning name that means "nail of the universe".



Karaton Surakarta Hadiningrat, royal palace of Kartasura sultans of Surakarta, built in 1745.

Click here for more information on Karaton Surakarta Hadiningrat


Royal heirlooms held by ladies-of-the-court


Surakarta Palace Royal Guards. During Dutch colonial era, Mangkunegaran and Kartasuran soldiers was formed into an army battallion called Vorstenlanden Bataljon which fought for the Dutch in Aceh War and against the Japanese in early part of World War II


Royal coat-of-arm of the Kartasura Dynasty of Surakarta

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[dalawapo]

what has been the historical relationship between the philippine sultanates like sultanate of sulu and the ones of mindanao with indonesian sultanates/kingdoms? are they historical rivals or friendly relationship?

i remember hearing something about the sultanate of sulu being given the lands of palawan and borneo by the sultanate of brunei.

also what is the relationship between sultanate and brunei as well... how come they are independent or whatever...

thanks

[Nusantara]

Amazing, most Indonesian is royal descent or descendant of proud people.

[Ek-ek]

Do they have special powers? Like collecting taxes?

[Nusantara]

In Sumatra not anymore, all internal goverment issue have in the name of Indonesia country. In Java island I think so. Not quite sure in Jogjakarta province or Surakarta some part of central Java. where the Javanese kingdom still have strong stream.

[dalawapo]

those bali kingdom as or whatever are not muslim right?

what are the other tkingdoms througout indonesia that are not muslim? & what are they?