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Article: Dayak kings among Malay sultans (1). (Research Notes).
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- Borneo Research Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Among a score of Melayu (Muslim Malay) sultanates found throughout West Kalimantan, both along its coasts and on the upper course of its rivers, there once existed a Dayak kingdom known as Kerajaan Ulu Are or Kerajaan Ulu Aik ("Kingdom of the Headwaters"), which seems to be absent from the written historical record. The names Ulu Are and Ulu Aik refer to the upriver location of the village of Sengkuang, the kingdom's capital, in the Sandai District in the interior of Ketapang Regency. The kingdom of Ulu Are appears to have been the only non-Islamized kingdom in West Kalimantan.
Although the raja of Ulu Are lacked the executive authority usually held by a Melayu ...
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