Indonesian Royalty, Traditional rulers of the archipelago. Options

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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


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