Hasanuddin of Gowa

Hasanuddin
Muhammad Bakir I Mallombasi Daeng Mattawang Karaeng Bonto Mangape
A bust of Sultan Hasanuddin at Losari beach, Makassar
16th Sultan of Gowa
Reign1653 - 1669
PredecessorMalikussaid I of Gowa
SuccessorAmir Hamzah of Gowa
Born12 Januari 1631
Gowa, Sultanate of Gowa
Died12 June 1670(1670-06-12) (aged 39)
Gowa, Dutch East Indies
IssueSultan Amir Hamzah, Sultan Muhammad Ali, Sultan Abdul Jalil, Karaeng Galesong
Regnal name
I Mallombasi Daeng Mattawang Muhammad Baqir Karaeng Bonto Mangngape Sultan Hasanuddin Tuminanga ri Balla Pangkana
FatherSultan Malikussaid
MotherI Sabbe Lokmo Daeng Takontu

Sultan Hasanuddin (Sultan Hasanuddin Tumenanga Ri Balla Pangkana; (12 January 1631 – 12 June 1670) was the 16th Ruler of The Sultanate of Gowa as Sombaya Ri Gowa XVI from 1653 to 1669. He was proclaimed as Indonesian National Hero on 6 November 1973. The Dutch called Sultan Hasanuddin "the Rooster of the East" as he was described as aggressive in battle.