Kingdom of Bone

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Was one of the precolonial polities that existed on the island of Sulawesi (Indonesia).

Establishment

January 1401: Bone was an adat-based Bugis kingdom whose origins can be traced back to the early 15th century.

Chronology

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1. Dutch-Bone Wars

Were a series of conflicts between the Netherlands and the Bone state in southern Sulawesi.

1.1.First Bone War

Was a series of punitive expeditions of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against the Bone state in South Sulawesi in 1824-25.

January 1839: In 1838 the Bone renewed the Treaty of Bungaya with the Dutch.

1.2.Second Bone War

Was a war fought from 20 February 1859 until 20 January 1860 between the forces of the Dutch East Indies and the Kingdom of Bone, in Indonesia.

February 1858: When the King of Bone, Ahmad Saleh, died on 16 February 1858, he was succeeded by his widow, Basse Arung Kajuara, who started to act as an independent ruler.

January 1860: Representatives of the Kingdom of Bone surrendered to the Dutch on 20 January 1860.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1501: In the early 16th century the kingdom expanded northwards, fighting with Luwu for control of the mouth of the River Cenrana a major east coast trade exit.