Polity Pontianak Sultanate

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Was a sultanate founded in 1771 by explorers from Hadhramaut in the western Coast of Borneo.

Establishment

  • October 1771: The Pontianak Sultanate was founded in 1771 by al-Sayyid Syarif Abdurrahman al-Kadrie, a descendant of Imam Ali ar-Ridha. He led explorers from Hadhramaut to establish the sultanate in the region shown on the map.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1780: After the explorers arrived in Pontianak, they established the Kadariah Palace and received endorsement as the Sultan of Pontianak by the Dutch East India Company in 1779.