Sultanate of Ternate
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The Sultanate of Ternate, previously known as the Kingdom of Gapi, is one of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in Indonesia besides the sultanates of Tidore, Jailolo, and Bacan.
Genealogy of the rulers of Ternate
Ternatean galleys welcomed the arrival of Francis Drake.
Kraton (palace) of the Sultan of Ternate
The Sultan's guard (1900-1920)
Babullah of Ternate
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Sultan Babullah, also known as Sultan Baabullah was the 7th Sultan and 24th ruler of the Sultanate of Ternate in Maluku who ruled between 1570 and 1583. He is known as the greatest Sultan in Ternatan
Sultanate of Ternate
…Momole Cico, the first leader of Ternate, with the title Baab Mashur Malamo, traditionally in 1257. It reached its Golden Age during the reign of Sultan Baabullah (1570–1583) and encompassed most of the eastern part of Indonesia and a part of southern Philippines. Ternate was a major producer of cloves and a…
Illustration of Babullah by Theodore de Bry, 1579.
A clove tree as depicted in Cristóbal Acosta, Tractado de las drogas y medicinas de las Indias orientales, 1578.
Native soldier from Maluku, the Boxer Codex, late 16th century.
The grave of Sultan Babullah in Foramadiahi, Ternate