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Riau-Lingga

Riau-Lingga Sultanate
Kesultanan Riau-Lingga (ms)
كسلطانن رياوليڠڬ (jawi)
Sultanaat van Riau en Lingga (nl)
Dutch protectorate
1824–1911


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The dominion of Riau-Lingga Sultanate in red, including many islands in the South China Sea and enclaves on mainland Sumatra.
Capital Penyengat Inderasakti
(Administrative 1824–1900)
(Royal and admistrative 1900–1911)
Daik
(Royal 1824–1900)
Languages Malay
Religion Sunni Islam
Government Monarchy
Sultan
 •  1819–1832 Abdul Rahman
 •  1832–1835 Muhammad II
 •  1835–1857 Mahmud IV
 •  1857–1883 Sulaiman II
 •  1885–1911 Abdul Rahman II
Yang Dipertuan Muda
 •  1805-1831 Jaafar
 •  1831-1844 Abdul
 •  1844-1857 Ali II
 •  1857-1858 Abdullah
 •  1858-1899 Muhammad Yusuf
Historical era Dutch Empire
 •  Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 1824
 •  Abolished by the Dutch 1911
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Johor Empire
Dutch East Indies
Today part of  Indonesia
 Singapore


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Riau-Lingga Sultanate (Malay/Indonesian: Kesultanan Riau-Lingga, Jawi: كسولتانن رياو-ليڠڬ), also known as the Lingga-Riau Sultanate, Riau Sultanate or Lingga Sultanate was a Malay sultanate that existed from 1824 to 1911, before being dissolved following Dutch intervention.

The sultanate came into existence as a result of the partition of the Johor-Riau Sultanate that separated Peninsular Johor, together with the island of Singapore, from the Riau archipelago. This partition followed the succession dispute following the death of Mahmud III of Johor, when Abdul Rahman was crowned as the first Sultan of Riau-Lingga. The maritime kingdom was recognised by both the British and the Dutch following the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.

The Riau Archipelago became a part of the Malaccan Empire after the expansion by Tun Perak in the 15th century, following the decline of the Srivijaya Empire. After the fall of Malacca at the hands of Portuguese conquistadors, the axis of regional power was inherited by the Johor Sultanate. During the golden age of Johor, the kingdom stretched across half of the Malay Peninsular, eastern Sumatra, Singapore, Bangka, Jambi and the Riau Islands.


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