The Sultanate of Gunung Tabur

1. The History

The Sultanate of Gunung Tabur  was a part of Berau Kingdom. The Sultanate of Gunung Tabur, together with Sambaliung Sultanate, had united under the control of Berau Kingdom. The origin of disharmony dates back to the seventeenth century, when the Ducth colonialists penetrated to the Berau Kingdom and passed off as trader of VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie). In 1810 C.E., the Dutch colonialist implemented “devide et empera” system (political disunity) that brought Berau Kingdom into pieces. The devastation of this kingdom was in line with the coming of Islamic religion to Berau that brought by Imam Sambuayan. The center of Islamic spreading was taken place on Sukan village, Berau district, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. 

The Sultanate of Gunung Tabur was located on Berau district, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The historical records that proved the existence of the sultanate was Gunung Tabur`s palace. The design of the palace had been ruined actually since world war II. But, the structure of the palace could be acknowledged from its historical traces. This palace was taken place in front of the Sambiliung palace; the Gunung Tabur`s palace was situated on the edge of Sagan River while the Sambaliung`s palace was located on the edge of Kelay River.

The archeological remains, besides the palace, are Gunung Tabur`s Keraton (a kind of palace). This keraton faces Sambaliung Keraton that separated by Berau River. This place turns out to be museum of Batiwakkal that could be reached around 20 minutes through Segah bridge or three minutes by ketinting. This museum was constructed in 1990 and had been legitimated in 1992. This museum stores 700 valuable collections: historical heritage, ceramics, archeological remains, ethnographies, and manuscripts. Recently, this museum become an interested tourism object that visited by many tourists. All visitors are also permitted to see the resident of  Putri Keraton Gunung Tabur.

2. The Kings of the Kingdom

The Sultans of Gunung Tabur Sultanate read as follows:

1. Zainul Abidin II bin Badruddin (1820-1834 C.E.)
2. Ayi Kuning II bin Zainul Abidin (1834-1850 C.E.)
3. Amiruddin Maharaja Dendah I (1850-1876 C.E.)    
4. Hasanuddin II Maharaja Dendah II bin Amiruddin (1876-1882 C.E.)
5. Si Atas (1882 C.E.- ...)
6. Maulana Ahmad (...-1921 C.E.)
7. Muhammad Khalifatullah Jalaluddin (1921-1951 C.E.)
8. Aji Raden Muhammad Ayub (1951 – 1960 C.E.)

Note: There were a number of sultans with their ruling periods that could not be written here because no written record survived to this time.  

3. The Kingdom Period

The Sultanate of Gunung Tabur had been founded since it was taken apart from Berau Kingdom (1820 C.E.) and reunited to Berau governmental district in 1960 C.E. It means that the sultanate had been existed for nearby one and half centuries. In 1960 C.E., the Gunung Tabur Sultanate, together with Sambaliung Sultanate, eliminated by Indonesian parliamentary decision. After that, the Gunung Tabur Sultanate turned into Gunung Tabur sub-district, Berau district, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The system of the government was not based on the sultanate models, but changed into Indonesian governmental system.

4. The Kingdom Territory

Before being part of Berau district, the authority of Gunung Tabur Sultanate territories covered the districts that are now known as Gunung Tabur sub-district.

5. The Kingdom Structure

(In the process of data collecting).

6. The Socio-Cultural Life

(In the process of data collecting).

(TN/trj/25/10-07)

References :

• www.budpar.go.id
• www.worldstatesmen.org.
• www.korantempo.com.

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30 Jan 2016. DATU EDY FACHRIADI,SE Istana /Keraton Kesultanan Gunung Tabur itu sudah tidak ada lagi sejak terjadinya pengeboman tahun 1945 di kedua keraton oleh sekutu. Keraton Gunung Tabur hancur dan terbakar menyisakan tiang-tiang hangus saja dan sebagian rata dengan tanah. Lalu di atas tanah keratonnya yang sudah dibeli oleh Pemda Berau didirikan sebuah museum sekitar tahun 70-an yang bentuknya menyerupai bangunan keraton Gunung Tabur yang dulu pernah ada. Makanya bernama MUSEUM BATIWAKKAL milik Pemda Berau. Namun anehnya Pemda Berau sendiri seolah-olah ingin membuat sejarah baru dengan menutupi kebenaran sejarah keraton Gunung Tabur yang terkena bom tsb dengan menyebutnya istana/keraton padahal sangat jelas dan besar huruf yg terpampang dipintu gerbang bertuliskan "MUSEUM BATIWAKKAL" Pembohongan Publik secara terang-terangan dan tidak sesuai fakta sejarah.

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