Kingdom of Larantuka
The Kingdom of Larantuka was a historical monarchy in present-day East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It was one of the few, if not the only, indigenous Catholic polities in the territory of modern Indonesia. Acting as a tributary state of the Portuguese Crown, the Raja (King) of Larantuka controlled holdings on the islands of Flores, Solor, Adonara and Lembata. It was later purchased by Dutch East Indies from the Portuguese, prior to its annexation in 1904.
Kingdom of Larantuka Reino de Larantuca Ilimandiri Larantuka Kerajaan Larantuka | |||||||
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| 1515–1904 | |||||||
| Status | Tributary state of the Portuguese Empire | ||||||
| Capital | Larantuka | ||||||
| Common languages | Official language: Portuguese Other languages: Larantuka Malay Li'o | ||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
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• Portuguese arrival | 1515 | ||||||
• Conversion to Catholicism | 1650 | ||||||
• Purchase by Dutch East Indies | 1859 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 1904 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia | ||||||
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Despite losing its effective sovereignty after the annexation, the Kingdom's royal family persisted as traditional figureheads prior to the final abolition of the royal structure by republican authorities in 1962.: 175
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