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Sultan Hasanuddin

1631–1670 · 17th century · Also known as Hasanuddin of Gowa

Sultan Hasanuddin was the sixteenth ruler of the Makassarese kingdom of Gowa in South Sulawesi, reigning from 1653 to 1669. He resisted the Dutch East India Company's attempts to monopolise the spice trade, but was defeated by a VOC force under Cornelis Speelman allied with the Bugis prince Arung Palakka and had to accept the Treaty of Bongaya in 1667. He is a National Hero of Indonesia.

Sultan Hasanuddin
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Gowa Sultanate

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sultan Hasanuddin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sultan-hasanuddin
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