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The Kalimantan Physical Revolution (Indonesian: Revolusi fisik Kalimantan) was an armed conflict between Indonesian nationalists and pro-Dutch forces in Dutch Borneo in the second half of the 1940s. It began with the end of the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and the 1945 Proclamation of Indonesian Independence by Sukarno and ...
Tanjungpura Kingdom or Tanjompura [1] was the name of an ancient 8th century kingdom that was located along the southwestern coast of Borneo facing the Java Sea, a region that today corresponds to the Ketapang Regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia.
During the reign of the Kingdom of Negara Daha, the center of government in the South Kalimantan area was located in Muhara Hulak, Nagara. [2] The Kingdom of Negara Daha also has a trading port in Muara Bahan, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency. [3] The original inhabitants of the Daha Kingdom came from the Banjar Masih Tribe. [4]
The Dutch attempted to create an autonomous West Kalimantan state under the United States of Indonesia. [5] Independence was recognized in 1949 and autonomous states were absorbed into the modern country of Indonesia, and many Dayaks joined the new republican government, filling a power vacuum left by a lack of Malay rulers who formerly ruled ...
Tjilik Riwut was born in Kasongan, Katingan, Central Kalimantan, on 2 February 1918.He was born into a Ngaju tribe family, with his father being named Riwut Dahiang and his mother being named Piai Sulang. [2]
The Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura, often called Sultanate of Siak (Indonesian: Kesultanan Siak Sri Inderapura; Jawi: كسلطانن سياك سري اندراڤور ), was a kingdom that was located in present-day Siak Regency, and nearby other regions from 1722 to 1949.
Kutai is a historical region in what is now the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.The region shares its name with the native ethnic group of the region (known as Urang Kutai 'the Kutai people'), with a total population around 300,000, who have their own language known as the Kutainese language which accompanies their own rich history.
The Mempawah Kingdom (Malay: کرجاءن ممڤاوه , romanized: Kerajaan Mempawah) also known as the Mempawah Sultanate, (Malay: کسلطانن ممڤاوه , romanized: Kesultanan Mempawah) was an Islamic Dayak kingdom located in a territory now known as the Mempawah Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.