Author: Norqhaiziq Maharuf

The Third Sultan of Santubong part two

The Third Sultan of Santubong Part two Conflict between the Malays/Ibans and the Bidayuh Dayak Darat, Dayak Sungkong Rara and Dayak Rara Tanah Taringas, (all Bidayuh) were descendants of the same ancestors. The Dayak Darat who were staying near in Tanah Berlidah no longer wanted to live together with the

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The Third and Last Sultan of Santubong Part 1

Sultan Abdul Jalil Muhammad Al Hafiz Zussalam ~1490 – 1512 The third and last Sultan of Santubong ~1490 – 1512 (The last sultan who used the title Abdul Jalil after his late brother and father) Abdullah Muhammad became the Sultan upon the retirement of his brother. Sultan Abdullah Muhammad had

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Ngaju People: Blood, Slaves and New Religion

The historical information was gleaned from a lecture by Martin Barier, date unknown. Much of the information about German missionaries ie names and places in Germany etc was omitted to focus on the Ngaju people.  The Ngaju People South Borneo contains the settlement area of the Ngaju People. The first European descriptions date back to the 1690s. Father Bartolomeo

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