Polity Langkat Sultanate

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Was a Malay Muslim state located in modern Langkat Regency, North Sumatra.

Establishment

  • January 1569: In approximately 1568, a military commander from the Kingdom of Aru set up a kingdom which was the forerunner of the modern Langkat Sultanate.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1633: In 1632, Sri Paduka Tuanku Gocah Pahlawan was appointed the vice of Sultan Iskandar Muda to rule the former territory of Aru.

Disestablishment

  • January 1888: By 1887 the Dutch influence in Langkat was such that they decided to whom award the title of Sultan.