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Fort Kalamata, Ternate, Maluku Island, Indonesia. Fort Kalamata is a coastal star fort that was built by the Portuguese on the island of Ternate in Indonesia 's Maluku Islands . Formerly known as Benteng Kayu Merah ( Red Wood Fort ) because it is located in Kayu Merah village, Originally the fort was named Santa Lucia, but later it became ...
Fort Kastela (Indonesian: Benteng Kastela) is a ruined Portuguese fortress located at the southwest coast of Ternate.It is famous for being the first colonial fortification constructed in the Spice Islands (Maluku) of Indonesia.
The Ternate kingdom was established by Momole Cico, the first leader of Ternate, with the title Baab Mashur Malamo, traditionally in 1257. [1] It reached its Golden Age during the reign of Sultan Baabullah (1570–1583) and encompassed most of the eastern part of Indonesia and a part of southern Philippines.
The second ruler of Ternate to claim the title of Sultan was Bayan Sirrullah. He ruled from around 1500 to 1521 and saw the arrival of Portuguese to the Islands of Maluku. Bayan Sirrullah, also known as Abu Lais (in Portuguese sources, Boleife), was the eldest son of the first sultan of Ternate, Zainal Abidin. [15]
Those who were indigenous in Ternate were allowed to remain on condition that they become royal subjects. The current captain Nuno Pereira de Lacerda accepted the conditions, since the prospects of further resistance were entirely hopeless. Thus, on 15 July 1575 some Portuguese left Ternate and others were allowed to remain as merchants.
Fort Tolukko is located in the village of Dufa Dufa on the edge of Ternate City on the island of Ternate, one of the Maluku Islands in modern Indonesia. It is a 6 metres (20 ft) tall, stone built fort, sitting on a cape about 10.5 metres (34 ft) above sea level.
17th century map of Fort Oranje. Ternate is a volcanic island in Maluku (also known as "the Moluccas") and is the seat of the Sultanate of Ternate.The island was once the world's single major producer of cloves [clarification needed (ambiguous)], [1] a commodity which allowed the Sultanate of Ternate to become one of the most powerful Sultanates in the Malay archipelago.
Fort Tahula (also spelled Tohula, Indonesian: Benteng Tahula) is a 17th-century colonial fortification located in the city of Tidore built by the Spanish Empire during their colonial presence in the Indonesian Archipelago. [1] [2] The fort was built in 1609 by the Spaniards to defend their troops in the island. [3] [4]