Sultanate of Gowa
Sultanate of Gowa | |||||||||||||
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| 14th century–1957 | |||||||||||||
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Sultanate of Gowa at its greatest peak, c. 1658. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Tamalate (1320–1548) Somba Opu (1548–1670) Kalegowa (1670–1680; 1692–1702; 1753–1895) Ujung Tanah (1680–1684) Mangallekana (1684–1692) Balla Kiria (1702–1720) Katangka (1720–1722) Pabienang (1722–1727) Mallengkeri (1727–1753) Jongaya (1895–1906) Sungguminasa (1936–present) | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Makassarese | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Sultan, Karaeng Sombayya ri Gowa | |||||||||||||
• 1300 | Tumanurung | ||||||||||||
• 1653–1669 | Hasanuddin | ||||||||||||
• 1946–1957 | Aiduddin | ||||||||||||
• 2018–2024 | Malikussaid II, Andi Kumala Idjo | ||||||||||||
• 2024–present | Muhammad IV, Andi Muhammad Imam Daeng Situju | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 14th century | ||||||||||||
• Dissolution of Sultanate | 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Jingaraʼ, Gold and copper coins was used in circulation, the Barter system was used | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia (as Gowa Regency) | ||||||||||||
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The Sultanate of Gowa was one of the great kingdoms in the history of Indonesia and the most successful kingdom in the South Sulawesi region. People of this kingdom come from the Makassarese people who lived in the south end and the west coast of southern Sulawesi.