Asahan Sultanate
Kesultanan Negeri Asahan كسولتانن اسهن | |||||||||
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| 1630–1946-Now | |||||||||
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 The territory of the Sultanate of Asahan in 1930 (green) | |||||||||
| Capital | Tanjung Balai | ||||||||
| Common languages | Malay | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy Sultanate | ||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||
• 1630 | Raja Abdul Jalil I | ||||||||
• 1915-1980 | Sultan Shaibun Abdul Jalil Rahmad Shah III | ||||||||
• 1980-Now | Sultan Kamal Abraham Abdul Jalil Rahmad Shah | ||||||||
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• Established | 1630 | ||||||||
| 1946-Now | |||||||||
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| Today part of |  Indonesia | ||||||||
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The Sultanate of Asahan was a Malay sultanate from approximately 1630 AD until 1946 AD. It was located in the north-east of the island of Sumatra, in what is now Indonesia and covered what is now the Asahan Regency.
History
The sultanate was founded around 1630 by Rajah Abdul Jalil, the son of Sultan Iskandar Muda of Aceh. Asahan remained indebted to Aceh until the beginning of the 19th century. After this, it declared itself independent under Sultan Muhammad Husain Rahmad Shah. During his 46-year rule, more and more trade was conducted with Europeans and this led to an agreement with the government of the Dutch East Indies.
At his death in 1859, there were difficulties with the succession. The successors had problems with the Dutch authority in Batavia and this led to the relocation of the capital to the interior of the country. The Dutch intervened several times in the succession of the Sultans. The last ruler was Sultan Shaibun Abdul Jalil Rahmad Shah who succeeded his father in 1915. At the end of the Second World War, the sultanate was not restored to its former glory but incorporated into the new republic of Indonesia.
References
- Buyers, Christopher (2005). "Asahan". The Royal Ark. Archived from the original on 16 June 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2006.
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