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Sobe Sonbai III
Sobe Sonbai III was the last ruler of Great Sonbai, the independent inland branch of the Sonbai kingdom in West Timor. He resisted Dutch control until a colonial campaign in 1906 captured him, and he died in exile. His name has become a symbol of Timorese resistance to colonial rule.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sobe Sonbai III. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sobe-sonbai-iii
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