Overview
The Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam (Malay: كسلطانن ڤلمبڠ دارالسلام, romanized: Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam) was a sultanate in Indonesia whose capital was the city of Palembang in the southern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was proclaimed in 1659 by Susuhunan Abdurrahman (1659–1706) and dissolved by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies on 7 October 1823. In 1825, its last ruler, Sultan Ahmad Najamuddin, was arrested and sent into exile on the island of Banda Neira in the Moluccas.
Historical Periods
Sultanate of Palembang (1459–1511)
1459 CE – 1511 CE
Area: 77,262 km²
Sultanate of Palembang (1512–1555)
1512 CE – 1555 CE
Area: 76,052 km²
Sultanate of Palembang (1556–1669)
1556 CE – 1669 CE
Area: 75,476 km²
Sultanate of Palembang (1670–1808)
1670 CE – 1808 CE
Area: 75,303 km²
Sultanate of Palembang (1809–1819)
1809 CE – 1819 CE
Area: 75,418 km²
Sultanate of Palembang (1820–1821)
1820 CE – 1821 CE
Area: 54,780 km²