Sultanate of Banjar
Sultanate based in South Kalimantan (1520–1860/1905), restored in 2010
The Sultanate of Banjar (Banjar: كسلطانن بنجر, romanized: Kasultanan Banjar) was a nation-state of the Banjar in the form of an Islamic sultanate in Borneo which was founded in 1520 before Raden Samudera (Suriansyah), the king of Banjar, embraced Islam, after that in 1526 Raden Samudera embraced Islam with the help of the Demak Sultanate, after Raden Samudera converted to Islam, he Changed his name to Sultan Suriansyah and also changed the Banjar Kingdom to the Banjar Sultanate. existed until its dissolution in 1860 by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies and its collapse in 1905. The Banjar Sultanate was restored in the 2010 restoration, but without political power.
When the capital was in Kayu Tangi, the Sultanate was referred to as the "Kayu Tangi Kingdom". After a long civil war that destroyed the Negara Daha, Surianshah of Banjar (r. 1526–1540) emerged victorious and crowned himself as the first Sultan of Banjar, and founded the Banjar sultanate with its capital in Kuin. Soon after the stabilization of the new state, he ordered a massive expansion to Sambas and the Sulu Archipelago. The vast territory was maintained by his son, Rahmatullah of Banjar (r. 1540–1570).
Despite the loss of a number of territories, the reign of Mustain Billah of Banjar (r. 1595–1642) was the peak of Banjar's glory with the development of the pepper trade and Banjar's dominance over the surrounding seas, which became a strategic trading point from the Straits of Malacca and Brunei to Gowa and Maluku. At the end of his reign, Mustain Billah faced conflict with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) which culminated in a failed attack on Banjarmasin in 1633. This failed VOC attack strengthened Mustain Billah's position and the conflict continued during the reign of his son, Inayatullah of Banjar (r. 1642–1645).
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