Jambi Sultanate

The Jambi Sultanate (Jawi:كسلطانن جمبي, romanized: Kesultanan Jambi), alternatively known as Djambi, was a sultanate that was centered in the modern-day province of Jambi in Indonesia. The Dutch conquered the sultanate and killed its last ruling sultan in 1904. The state's founder was Datuk Puduko Berhalo.

Sultanate of Jambi
كسلطانن جمبي
Kesultanan Jambi
1615–1904
Flag of the Sultan and war flag of Jambi
Coat of arms
Status
  • Sovereign state (1615–1904)
CapitalTanah Pilih
Common languages
Ethnic groups
Jambi Malays
Batin
Kubu
Orang Laut
Minangkabau
Javanese
Chinese
Arabs
Religion
Sunni Islam
Demonym(s)Jambian/Jambinese
GovernmentMonarchy
Sultans 
 1615–1643
Sultan Abdul Kahar (first)
 1900–1904
Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin (last)
History 
 Established
1615
 Disestablished
1904
Population
 1852 estimate
60,000
CurrencyTin coins
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sultanate of Malacca
Dutch East Indies
Today part of
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