Kingdom of Bone

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Establishment

• January 1401: Bone was an adat-based Bugis kingdom whose origins can be traced back to the early 15th century.

Chronology

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1. Dutch-Bone Wars

Were a series of conflicts between the Netherlands and the Bone state in southern Sulawesi.

1.1. First Bone War

Was a series of punitive expeditions of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against the Bone state in South Sulawesi in 1824-25.

• January 1839: In 1838 the Bone renewed the Treaty of Bungaya with the Dutch.

1.2. Second Bone War

Was a war fought from 20 February 1859 until 20 January 1860 between the forces of the Dutch East Indies and the Kingdom of Bone, in Indonesia.

• February 1858: When the King of Bone, Ahmad Saleh, died on 16 February 1858, he was succeeded by his widow, Basse Arung Kajuara, who started to act as an independent ruler.
• January 1860: Representatives of the Kingdom of Bone surrendered to the Dutch on 20 January 1860.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1501: In the early 16th century the kingdom expanded northwards, fighting with Luwu for control of the mouth of the River Cenrana a major east coast trade exit.

Disestablishment

• January 1860: Representatives of the Kingdom of Bone surrendered to the Dutch on 20 January 1860.