Sultanate of Bacan

Sultanate of Bacan كسلطانن باچن‎ Kesultanan Bacan
1322?–1965
Flag
Bacan Island (right), including its settlement. c. 1616
Capital	Amassing
Common languages	Bacanese Malay
Religion	Sunni Islam (after late 1400s)
Government	Sultanate
Sultan, Dehe ma-kolano
• c. 1515	Raja Yusuf
• 1557 – 1577	Dom João Hairun
• 1935 – 1983	Muhammad Muhsin
History
• Founded	1322?
• Conversion to Islam	late 1400s
• Vassalisation by Dutch	1609
• Functions of sultan replaced by Indonesia	1965
Succeeded by Dutch East Indies
Today part of	Indonesia

The Sultanate of Bacan (كسلطانن باچن‎) was a state in Maluku Islands, present-day Indonesia that arose with the expansion of the spice trade in late medieval times. It mainly consisted of the Bacan Islands (Bacan, Kasiruta, Mandioli, etc.) but had periodical influence in Ceram and the Papuan Islands. It fell under the colonial influence of Portugal in the 16th century and the Dutch East India Company (VOC) after 1609. Bacan was one of the four kingdoms of Maluku (Maloko Kië Raha) together with Ternate, Tidore and Jailolo, but tended to be overshadowed by Ternate.^[1] After the independence of Indonesia in 1949, the governing functions of the sultan were gradually replaced by a modern administrative structure. However, the sultanate has been revived as a cultural entity in present times.