Sultanate of Langkat
Sultanate of Langkat Langkat Darul Aman كسلطانن لڠكت Kesultanan Langkat | |||||||||
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| 1568–1946 | |||||||||
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Langkat Sultanate territory in 1930 (dark red) | |||||||||
| Capital | Tanjung Pura, Langkat | ||||||||
| Common languages | Malay | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (official) | ||||||||
| Government | Sultanate Monarchy | ||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||
• 1840-1893 | Sultan Musa | ||||||||
• 1893-1927 | Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Jalil Rahmad Shah | ||||||||
• 1927-1946 | Sultan Mahmud Abdul Jalil Rahmad Shah | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1568 | ||||||||
| 1946 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia | ||||||||
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The Sultanate of Langkat (Malay: كسلطانن لڠكت) was a Malay Muslim kingdom located in modern Langkat Regency, North Sumatra. It managed to survived for almost 4 centuries until 1946. It's current location prospered with the opening of rubber plantations and the discovery of oil in Pangkalan Brandan.