Palembang Sultanate
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The Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam was an early modern polity located in the southern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was a sultanate, ruled by Sultans of Palembang. It was proclaimed
Replica of the throne of the Palembang Sultanate.
The main portal to Kuto Besak, the Kuto Lawang.
Palembang Residentiehuis, now Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum.
A depiction of the naval Battle of Palembang before Dutch Colonial forces land. Made by J.A. Lutz 1822–1823.
Demak Sultanate
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The Demak Sultanate was a Javanese Muslim state located on Java's north coast in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day city of Demak. A port fief to the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit kingdom thought to
Palembang Sultanate
…Pires an adventurer from Portugal mentioned Palembang, a kingdom which is led by a patron who was appointed from Java and was then referred to as the Sultanate of Demak and participated in the invasion of Portuguese Controlled Melaka. In 1596, Palembang was attacked and razed by the Dutch East India Company. In 1659…
Demak Great Mosque, built by Sultan Al-Fattah in the late 15th century with a traditional Javanese tajug stacked pyramidal roof
Demak tin coin from the reign of Raden Patah
Interior of the Demak Great Mosque showing saka guru or four main wooden columns. The mosque was built using vernacular Javanese architecture.
Nicolaes Visscher Indiae Orientalis