Martabat Tujuh

The Martabat Tujuh, 'seven grades', was the constitution of the Sultanate of Buton, adopted under Sultan La Elangi in the early 17th century. Its name comes from a Sufi doctrine of seven stages of divine manifestation, which it used to order the ranks and offices of the state. It set rules for electing the sultan and limiting his power, and guided the sultanate until its end in 1960.