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Daik

Daik is a town on Lingga Island in the Riau Islands of Indonesia. From the late 18th century it was the seat of the sultans of Johor-Riau and later of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate, while the Bugis viceroys governed from Penyengat. Ruins of the royal palace and an old mosque survive.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Daik. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/daik
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