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Early Modern & Age of Discovery1734 CE – 1845 CEPeak: 6,766 km² (1844 CE)

Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara: Map & History

Kutai is a historical region in what is now the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

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Peak Extent: 6,766 km²Vector Attribution: Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0)Wikidata: Q1794655 ↗
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Wikipedia: Kutai
Kutai historical cartography
Historical region in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Kutai is a historical region in what is now the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The region shares its name with the native ethnic group of the region, with a total population around 300,000, who have their own language known as the Kutainese language which accompanies their own rich history.

Peak Territory
6,766 km²
Content & infobox metadata adapted from Wikipedia (Kutai)

Modern Countries Once Part of Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara

At its mapped extent, Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.

States and Provinces

Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory

Each opens on the live map inside Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara's borders of that time.

Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.

Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara: Key Facts

Key facts about Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara
ReligionHinduism
Founded4th century
Dissolved1844

Succeeded by

Facts from Wikidata Q1794655 (CC0).

Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara Map Over Time

Dated world maps on which Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara appears, with the other states of the time.

Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara Timeline

Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion

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Territorial Apex1844 CE

Expansion to peak recorded area of 6,766 km² in 1844 CE.

Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara: Frequently Asked Questions

When did the Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara exist?

The Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara is dated to 1734 CE – 1845 CE, in the Early Modern & Age of Discovery era.

How large was the Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara at its peak?

At its peak in 1844 the Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara covered about 6,766 km².