Sultanate of Banjar
Sultanate of Banjar Sultanate of Banjar was a sultanate located in what is today the South Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. For most of its history, its capital was at Banjarmasin. The founder of the sultanate, Raden Samudra, was of royal lineage of the Kingdom of Negara Daha. He escaped from Kingdom of Daha to the Barito River area, because his safety was in danger, and established a new kingdom at Banjarmasin. With help from Mangkubumi Aria Taranggana, Raden Samudra converted to Islam on September 24, 1526, changing his name to Sultan Suriansyah. Banjar at 1st paid tribute to the Sultanate of Demak. That state met its demise in the mid-16th century, however, and Banjar wasn't required to send tribute to new powr in Java, the Sultanate of Pajang. Banjar rose in the 1st decades of the 17th century as a producer and trader of pepper. Soon, virtually all of the southwest, southeast, and eastern areas of Kalimantan island were paying tribute to the sultanate. Sultan Agung of Matar...