Sultanate of Banjar
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Was a sultanate located in what is today the South Kalimantan Province of Indonesia.
Establishment
September 1526: Negara Daha conquered by the Banjar.
September 1526: The founder of the Sultanate of Banjar, Raden Samudra, was of royal lineage of the Kingdom of Negara Daha. He escaped from the Kingdom of Daha to the Barito River area, because his safety was in danger, and established a new kingdom at Banjarmasin. With help from Mangkubumi Aria Taranggana, Raden Samudra converted to Islam on 24 September 1526, changing his name to Sultan Suriansyah. Banjar at first paid tribute to the Sultanate of Demak.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1636: In 1635 a contract was signed by the Dutch with the Sultanate of Banjarmasin.
January 1788: Banjar became a Dutch protectorate.
January 1810: In 1809 Herman Willem Daendels, then governor of the Dutch East Indies, decided to abandon Bandjermasin, as maintaining a presence there was considered uneconomical.
January 1813: The state of Maluka is established on the island of Borneo, in a land concession acquired by English adventurer Alexander Hare from the sultan of Banjarmassin.
Disestablishment
January 1817: The Dutch signed a new contract with the Sultan of Banjar.
