North Maluku
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North Maluku is a province of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Halmahera Sea to the east, the Molucca Sea to the west, and th
Dutch being entertained by the king of Ternate
The VOC and the Sultan of Ternate attack Tidore in May 1605 and capture the Portuguese fort, an event triggering Spanish retaliation in the following year.
United States Army 31st Infantry Division landing in Morotai during the Battle of Morotai
Indonesian Navy Commando Corps on Morotai Beach during the Permesta insurgency
Mudafar Syah I
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Sultan Mudafar Syah I, also spelt Muzaffar Syah, was the ninth Sultan of Ternate who ruled from 1606 to 1627. He reigned during an important transitional phase, when the Dutch East India Company gaine
Panorama of Ternate with Malayu and Toloko in about 1620.
Another view of Ternate Island seen from the east, Dutch illustration from 1607. Fort Malayu is visible in the center.