Polity Lintian Republic

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Was a Kongsi (a Chinese independent mining community) in western Borneo.

Establishment

  • January 1777: Was a polity derived from Chinese mining communities in Buduk (Borneo) from ca. 1776.

Chronology

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1. Kongsi Wars

Were a series of wars between the Dutch East Indies and the Kongsi Republics, which were self-governing Chinese mining communities in western Borneo.

1.1. Second Kongsi War

Was a war between the Dutch East Indies and the Kongsi Republics, which were self-governing Chinese mining communities in western Borneo.

  • January 1856: In 1855, the Dutch East Indies launched an expedition against the Chinese of the Kongsi states in Montrado, Borneo.

Disestablishment

  • January 1856: In 1855, the Dutch East Indies launched an expedition against the Chinese of the Kongsi states in Montrado, Borneo.

Selected Sources

  • Somers Heidhues, M.F. (2003): Golddiggers, Farmers, and Traders in the "Chinese Districts" of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, SEAP Publications, p.64