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Sultanate of Palembang

1659 – 1823
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Malay Islamic sultanate on the Musi River in southern Sumatra, proclaimed by Sri Susuhunan Abdurrahman on the ruins of the earlier Palembang polity; controlled the pepper and tin trade of the river delta as a key VOC trading partner and rival.

Defeated by Dutch military expeditions in 1819 and 1821; the sultanate was formally abolished on 7 October 1823 and absorbed into the Dutch East Indies. Two rival ceremonial claimant lines persist today with no political authority.

Borders in 1659 · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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