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Kingdom of Bangli

1800 CE – 1909 CE (approx.) · capital Bangli

Landlocked kingdom of the Balinese highlands, home of the Kehen temple and the lands around Lake Batur.

Origins

Bangli was the only Balinese kingdom without a coastline. Its ruling house was a branch of the noble lineages tied to the Kingdom of Klungkung, and it emerged as a separate kingdom by about 1800. Its documented history is thin compared with the coastal courts.

Rule and society

The kingdom stretched from the rice terraces of central Bali up to Kintamani and Lake Batur, where Bali Aga villages kept older customs. Its state temple, Pura Kehen, is one of the oldest on the island. Bangli was often at war with Gianyar and Klungkung, and allied itself with whichever court served its interests.

Decline and legacy

In 1909, after the conquests of Badung, Tabanan and Klungkung, Bangli accepted Dutch protection, with its ruler kept on as regent within the Dutch East Indies. It is now a regency of Bali province.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Bangli. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-bangli
MLA
“Kingdom of Bangli.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-bangli. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Kingdom of Bangli.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-bangli.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kingdom of Bangli’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-bangli (Accessed: ).

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