Sultanate of Bulungan

The Sultanate of Bulungan (کسلطانن بولوڠن) was a princely state of Indonesia located in the then existing Bulungan Regency (at that time covering all the territory that now comprises the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia) in the east of the island of Borneo. Its territory spanned the eastern shores of North Kalimantan and Tawau, Malaysia.

Sultanate of Bulungan
کسلطانن بولوڠن
Kesultanan Bulungan
1731–1964
Flag
Coat of arms
StatusVassal of Sulu
Part of the Dutch East Indies (from 1880s)
CapitalTanjung Palas
Common languagesBulungan-Malay
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
 Sultanate established
1731
 Bultiken Revolution
1964
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Berau Sultanate
Sultanate of Sulu
Dutch East Indies
North Borneo
Today part ofIndonesia
Malaysia
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