Riau-Lingga Sultanate
Riau-Lingga Sultanate (Malay/Indonesian: کسلطانن رياوليڠݢ, Kesultanan Riau-Lingga), also known as the Lingga-Riau Sultanate, Riau Sultanate or Lingga Sultanate was a Malay sultanate that existed from 1824 to 1911, before being dissolved following Dutch intervention.
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| 1824–1911 | |||||||||
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The dominion of Riau-Lingga Sultanate in red, consisting of many islands in the South China Sea and enclave in Kateman, Sumatra. | |||||||||
| Status | Dutch protectorate | ||||||||
| Capital | Tanjungpinang (Administrative 1824–1900) (Royal and administrative 1900–1911) Daik (Royal 1824–1900) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Malay | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1819–1832 | Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah | ||||||||
• 1832–1835 | Muhammad II | ||||||||
• 1835–1857 | Mahmud IV | ||||||||
• 1857–1883 | Sulaiman II | ||||||||
• 1885–1911 | Abdul Rahman II | ||||||||
| Yang Dipertuan Muda | |||||||||
• 1805–1831 | Jaafar | ||||||||
• 1831–1844 | Abdul | ||||||||
• 1844–1857 | Ali II | ||||||||
• 1857–1858 | Abdullah | ||||||||
• 1858–1899 | Muhammad Yusuf | ||||||||
| Historical era | Dutch Empire | ||||||||
| 2 June 1824 | |||||||||
• Abolished by the Dutch | 11 February 1911 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia | ||||||||
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The sultanate came into existence as a result of the partition of the Johor-Riau Sultanate that separated Peninsular Johor, together with the island of Singapore, from the Riau archipelago. This partition followed the succession dispute following the death of Mahmud III of Johor, when Abdul Rahman was crowned as the first Sultan of Riau-Lingga. The maritime kingdom was recognised by both the British and the Dutch following the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.
Its historical territory is almost parallel to the present-day Riau Islands Province, Indonesia.