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Kingdom of Buleleng

1660 CE – 1849 CE (approx.) · capital Singaraja

North Balinese kingdom founded by the warrior Panji Sakti, whose defeat in 1849 began the Dutch conquest of Bali.

Origins

Buleleng was founded around 1660 by Gusti Panji Sakti, a noble of the Gelgel court who built a power base on the north coast of Bali. He made Singaraja his capital and extended his rule across the strait to Blambangan in eastern Java in 1697, making Buleleng briefly the leading Balinese state.

Rule and society

The kingdom looked outward through its north-coast harbours, trading rice, cattle and slaves with Bugis, Chinese and European merchants. It was ruled by a Hindu raja and his noble kin, with Brahmana priests at court. In the 18th century it passed for a time under the control of the Kingdom of Karangasem.

Decline and legacy

Disputes over the plunder of shipwrecks led the Dutch to attack in 1846 and 1848, when the patih Gusti Ketut Jelantik defeated them at Jagaraga. A third expedition in 1849 conquered Buleleng, and Singaraja became the Dutch administrative centre for Bali and Lombok.

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

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