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Riau-Lingga Sultanate (Jawi: کسلطانن رياوليڠݢ , romanized: Kesultanan Riau-Lingga), also known as the Lingga-Riau Sultanate, Riau Sultanate or Lingga Sultanate was a Malay sultanate that existed from 1824 to 1911, before being dissolved following Dutch intervention.
Riau-Lingga Sultanate: 1824–1911: Christian kingdoms. Kingdom of Larantuka: 1515–1904: Kingdom of Siau: 1510–1956: Kingdom of Bolaang Mongondow: 1670–1950:
Lingga with smaller Pulau Alut. Pulau Selayar of Riau Islands between Lingga and Singkep. Singkep with Pulau Posek to the west, Pulau Serak to the southwest, and Pulau Lalang to the south. Sebangka and Bakung to the northwest of Lingga, with town of Limas, and the islets Senayang, Kapas, Kentar and Mowang.
The Indonesian language, which is the country's official language and lingua franca, was based on Riau Malay, which despite its common name is not based on the vernacular Malay dialects of the Riau Islands, rather it represents a form of Classical Malay as used in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the Riau-Lingga Sultanate.
The signing of the treaty further undermined the cohesion of Johorean-held Pahang and Riau-Lingga which contributed to the emergence of Pahang and Johor as independent states. Johor became irrevocably divided when a succession dispute gave rise to two centres of power, one in Riau-Lingga (under Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah, r.
The Johor Empire was split into two parts with Sulaiman Badrul Shah giving up the sovereignty of his part to the Dutch. This also marked the end of the original Johor-Riau Sultanate, that descended from the Malacca Sultanate. This division remains today with Pahang and Johor in Malaysia and what was the Riau-Lingga Sultanate in Indonesia.
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Lingga Island is the largest and most populated of the Lingga Islands, Indonesia. It has an area of 889 square kilometres (343 sq mi). It has an area of 889 square kilometres (343 sq mi). It is located south of the Riau Islands off the east coast of Sumatra .