Polity Sultanate of Ternate (Spain)

This article is about the specific polity Sultanate of Ternate (Spain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Sultanate of Ternate was a Muslim kingdom in Indonesia. It was captured by Spanish forces in 1606.

Establishment

  • January 1607: Spanish forces captured the former Portuguese fort from the Ternatese.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1664: The Spaniards, led by Governor-General Diego de Salcedo, abandoned Ternate and Tidore in 1663.