kingdom · Maritime Southeast Asia
Negara Dipa
Origins
Negara Dipa is known chiefly from the Hikayat Banjar, the chronicle of the later Banjar court. It tells how a merchant from Keling named Ampu Jatmika settled on the Tabalong and Balangan rivers near modern Amuntai and built a temple and palace. The register's dates of 1387 to 1495 are approximate.
Rule and society
The chronicle says the founder did not claim kingship himself, and his son Lambung Mangkurat found a princess, Putri Junjung Buih, to marry a Javanese prince, so that the dynasty drew legitimacy from Majapahit. The remains of the Candi Agung temple at Amuntai are associated with this period. The kingdom traded gold, rattan and forest products down the Barito.
Decline and legacy
According to the Hikayat Banjar, the royal seat later moved downriver and the kingdom became Negara Daha. Negara Daha in turn was replaced in 1526 by the Banjar Sultanate, which inherited its traditions.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
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- Negara Dipa was a vassal of Majapahit Empire1387 CE – 1478 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Negara Dipa. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/negara-dipa
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