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Koetei, also Koti, Kuti ( from Sanskrit ), is a region of north- east of the island of Borneo, which was earlier dominated by a Kingdom. The village of the same name located in the delta of the Mahakam River in a southern arm. The region, in addition to Yogyakarta is one of two sultanates in Indonesia, located in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Timur today.

Geography

The area of ​​the region was calculated to be about 100,000 km ², its population was 1895 at 90,000.

The landscape consists almost entirely of a level, the influence area of the Mahakam River (or Koetei ). To the west and south is limited to the field of Banjarmasin, to the east of the Strait of Makassar. Main products are rice and sugarcane.

History

The Kingdom Koetei has its roots in the ancient Hindu kingdom of Martapura ( Mulawarnam ), which was established by 400 at Muara Kaman. In the 14th century a Muslim rule Kartanegara was founded beneath the river at Pamarangan, which began immediately hostilities against Koetei and eventually gained the upper hand. But Kartanegara was later haunted by the Philippine pirates. 1782 pulled the Sultanate to a quieter spot on the upper reaches of the river, Tepian Padang, now Tenggarong.

The last sultan, as the 18th successor was Aji Muhammad Parikesit who lost his power when his kingdom was dissolved in 1960 by the Indonesian government. He donated his palace to the people as a kind of museum, the government appropriated him a new home. The sultan died in 1982.

On September 22, 2001, the Kingdom was restored in a symbolic gesture by the Indonesian government, as the eldest son of the last Sultan, Pilgrimage Holiday Aji Pangeran Praboe, crowned at the age of 76 years and was officially recognized by Indonesia. His throne name is Sultan Aji Muhammad Pilgrimage Holiday Salehuddin II

Management

Beginning of the 20th century formed Koetei a part of the Dutch Residency " South and East Division ". The capital and seat of the Assistant Resident was until 1898 Samarinda on the right bank of the river Mahakam. Thereafter, the department into three, divided into four separate official residences since 1900.