Back حوادث بونتياناك Arabic Massacre de Mandor French Peristiwa Mandor ID ポンティアナック事件 Japanese Pontianakincidenten Swedish
| Pontianak incident | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |
| Location | Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies |
| Target | Mainly Malay, Javanese and other natives (these included Menadonese, Dayaks, Bugis, Bataks, Minangkabau). A relatively small number of Chinese, Arabs, and Indians were among the victims. |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 21,000+ |
| Perpetrators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Pontianak incident consisted of two massacres which took place in Kalimantan during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. One of them is also known as the Mandor Affair. The victims were from a wide variety of ethnic groups, and the killings devastated the Malay elite of Kalimantan, with all the Malay Sultans of Kalimantan executed by the Japanese.
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