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Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie

c. 1742–1808 · 18th century

Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie (c. 1742–1808) was a trader of Hadrami Arab descent, son of a religious teacher, who founded Pontianak in western Borneo in 1771. He became its first sultan, built the town at the meeting of the Kapuas and Landak rivers into a trading port, and made an agreement with the Dutch East India Company in 1779.

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Pontianak Sultanate

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/syarif-abdurrahman-alkadrie
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