Palembang Sultanate
The Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam (كسلطانن ڤلامبڠ دارالسلام) was a sultanate in Indonesia whose capital was the city of Palembang in the southern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was proclaimed in 1659 by Susuhunan Abdurrahman (1659–1706) and dissolved by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies on October 7, 1823. In 1825, its last ruler, Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin, was arrested and sent into exile on the island of Banda Neira in the Moluccas.
Palembang Darussalam كسلطانن ڤلامبڠ دارالسلام Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam | |||||||||
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The Palembang Sultanate maintained control of territory from the Musi river delta to the Palembang city at the bottom of the river. | |||||||||
| Capital | Palembang | ||||||||
| Common languages | Palembang Malay, Malay | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• Established | 1659 | ||||||||
• Abolished by Dutch colonial authorities, absorbed into the Dutch East Indies | 7 October 1823 | ||||||||
| Currency | Palembang pitis, Spanish real | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia
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