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La Maddukelleng
La Maddukelleng was a Bugis noble of Wajo in South Sulawesi who spent years in exile in eastern Borneo, where he built up a fleet and following. Returning in 1735, he became arung matowa, the elected ruler of Wajo, and fought the neighbouring kingdom of Bone and the Dutch East India Company. He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 1998.
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