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Sultan Tangkal Alam Bagagar

1789–1849 · 19th century

Sultan Tangkal Alam Bagagar was the last ruler of the Pagaruyung kingdom in the Minangkabau highlands of Sumatra. Acting as regent after the Padri War devastated the royal family, he accepted Dutch intervention, but in 1833 the Dutch arrested him for plotting against them and exiled him to Batavia, ending the kingdom.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sultan Tangkal Alam Bagagar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sultan-tangkal-alam-bagagar
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