Bima Kingdom

This article is about the specific polity Bima Kingdom and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a state in the eastern part of Sumbawa in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day regency of Bima. It is mentioned in several sources as existing as a kingdom since the 13th century. Later it was a Muslim sultanate.

Establishment

January 1351: The 14th-century Nagarakretagama mentioned several principalities identified to be on Sumbawa; Dompu, Bima, Sape and one on the Sang Hyang Api island just off the coast of northeast Sumbawa. Four principalities in western Sumbawa were dependencies of the Majapahit Empire of eastern Java.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

Disestablishment

January 1621: Bima king La Kai was married to the sister of the wife of Sultan Alauddin of Makassar. The king was entitled "Sultan" of Bima and adopted the Muslim name Sultan Abdul Kahir.