Maluka

Maluka
1812–1816
CapitalMaluka
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
Rajah 
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• Established
1812
• Disestablished
1816
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sultanate of Banjar
Dutch Empire
Today part ofIndonesia

Maluka (or Maluko) was a small independent state located around the Sungei Maluka, southeast of Bandjermassin on the island of Borneo .[1] It was established in a land concession acquired by an English adventurer Alexander Hare from the Sultan of Banjarmassin in 1812 and lasted 4 years until 1816.[2]

  1. ^ De man die vrouwen verzamelde; Een koloniale geschiedenis van de Kokos-eilanden by Joop van den Berg (‘s-Gravenhage 1998)
  2. ^ Gibson-Hill, C.A. (1952). "Documents Relating to John Clunies Ross, Alexander Hare and the establishment of the Colony on the Cocos-Keeling Islands. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 25, parts 4 and 5".

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