Polity Maluka State

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Was a small independent state located around the Sungei Maluka, southeast of Bandjermassin on the island of Borneo. It was established in a land concession acquired by English adventurer Alexander Hare.

Establishment

  • January 1812: In 1811, during the Napoleonic wars, the British took over Sungei Maluka and established a presence there. Alexander Hare, a British colonial administrator, then established the independent state of Maluka in the region.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1813: The state of Maluka is established on the island of Borneo, in a land concession acquired by English adventurer Alexander Hare from the sultan of Banjarmassin.

Disestablishment

  • January 1817: The Maluka State ceased to exist when the Dutch returned in 1816 in Indonesia.