Banjar people

Banjar people
Urang Banjar
اورڠ بنجر

Traditional Banjarese attire during the 2013 Nanang Galuh pageant competition.
Total population
(5.7 million)
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia	4,127,124
South Kalimantan	2,686,627
Central Kalimantan	464,260
East Kalimantan	440,453
Riau	227,239
North Sumatera	125,707
Jambi	102,237
West Kalimantan	14,430
East Java	12,405
Riau Islands	11,811
West Java	9,383
Jakarta	8,572
Malaysia	1,237,615
Selangor	503,000
Perak	230,000
Singapore	8,210
Languages
Banjar, Indonesian and Malay
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Malays (Bruneian Malay), Kedayan, Javanese, Kutai, Dayak (Dayak Bukit, Bakumpai, Ngaju, Ma'anyan, Lawangan)

The Banjar or Banjarese (Urang Banjar in Banjarese language; اورڠ بنجر in Jawi script) are a native ethnic group in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Several centuries ago, some of them had travelled to many places in the Malay archipelago.

The Proto-Malay people migrated to Borneo in 2500 BC. They were the ancestors of the Dayak people (Ot Danum people). In 2500 BC, the Deutero Malays migrated to Borneo. The Malay people from Sumatra brought their culture to Borneo in 400 AD. The fusion of the cultures saw the birth of the Upper Banjar language (Bahasa Banjar Hulu). Later, in 520 AD, the Malays formed the Buddhist Kingdom of Tanjungpuri in the present-day region of Tanjung, Tabalong.

In 937 AD, Empu Jatmika built the Hindu Kingdom of Negara Dipa by the river of Tapin. This was the start of the Javanese-style courts in South Kalimantan. The Hindu era in South Kalimantan remained the most remembered period in South Kalimantan's history. The glory of Negara Dipa was succeeded by the Hindu Kingdom of Negara Daha in 1400 AD.

According to history, Prince Samudera, the rightful heir to the kingdom of Negara Daha, was forced to flee the court of because of his uncle's revolt against him. He was accepted by the people of Bandar Masih (Bandar: port, Masih: Malay people). Supported by the Sultanate of Demak, he formed a new Islamic Banjar Kingdom in 1526 with Bandar Masih as its capital. The name of Bandar Masih was later changed to its present name Banjarmasin.

Since the 19th century, migration of the Banjarese people went as far as the east coast of Sumatra and Malaysia. In Malaysia and Singapore, Banjarese people are classified as part of the Malay race.