Location : Kota Sambas, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.

Throughout our travel in Kalimantan we tried as much as possible to visit the ‘keraton’ or palaces of the Sultans. Although very modest in size, these ironwood structured homes of the olden day Sultans are rich in history as well as artifacts. Some go as far back as the Majapahit empire that once upon a time ruled Borneo. Palace, Malay Sultanate, ancient, antique, authentic, destination, town, Borneo, museum, Tourism, tourist attraction, travel guide, transborder, 婆罗洲西加里曼丹, 三发皇宮, Istana Kerajaan, Keraton, Malay Sultanate, history, ancient, traditional, destination, Dayak Melayik, town, Indonesia, museum, Obyek wisata, travel guide, 婆罗洲旅游景点, 印尼西加里曼丹, Istana Kerajaan, Malay Sultanate, ancient, antique, authentic, backpackers, Dayak Melayik, Indonesia, West Kalimantan, museum, Tourism, tourist attraction, transborder, 印尼西加里曼丹, 三发皇宮,Palace, Istana Kerajaan, Kesultanan Melayu, ancient, antique, authentic, backpackers, destination, Indonesia, museum, Tourism, tourist attraction, transborder, 印尼西加里曼丹, 婆罗洲皇宮,Istana Kerajaan, Keraton Sambas, Kesultanan Melayu, sejarah, ancient, antique, authentic, destination, Dayak Melayik, Indonesia, Kalimantan Barat, Obyek wisata, Tourism, travel guide, transborneo Istana Kerajaan, Keraton, Kesultanan Melayu, sejarah, ancient, traditional, Dayak Melayik, Ethnic, Borneo, Indonesia, Tourism, travel guide, crossborder, 婆羅洲西加里曼丹, 三发印尼皇宮, Istana Kerajaan, Keraton, Kesultanan Melayu, ancient, antique, destination, Dayak Melayik, Borneo, Indonesia, museum, Tourism, tourist attraction, transborder, 婆羅洲西加里曼丹, 三发印尼皇宮, Palace, Istana Kerajaan, Malay Sultanate, history, ancient, antique, traditional, Dayak Melayik, West Kalimantan, Obyek wisata, Tourism, travel guide, 婆罗洲旅游景点, 三发皇宮,

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Chinese jar that escaped the Japs.

Istana Kerajaan, Keraton, history, traditional, backpackers, destination, Dayak Melayik, Ethnic, town, museum, Obyek wisata, travel guide, transborneo,The descendents of of these royalties still live in these keratons but minus any official duties. They are the living symbols of kingdoms that saw the transformation of their faith from Hindusim to Buddhism and eventually Islam.

Visiting and talking to their descendents have always been a pleasure for us. They are now very simple and humble folks who would invite visitors into their homes. On many occasions we had the privilege to have coffee with them. Palace, Istana Kerajaan, Malay Sultanate, antique, traditional, backpackers, Dayak Melayik, Ethnic, Borneo, museum, Tourism, tourist attraction, transborder, 印尼西加里曼丹, 三发皇宮,

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If we are not mistaken, there are still well maintained 12 keratons in the whole of West Kalimantan. They can be found in Sambas, Mempawah, Pontianak, Ketapang, Tanjungpura, Matan, Sukadana, Sekadau, Landak, Sintang, Ngabang and Sanggau.

The interesting history of the Sambas sultanate can be found here written by a Bruneian author – http://bruneiresources.blogspot.com/2009/01/sultans-of-brunei-series-sambas.htm.  Sejarah Keraton Sambas (history of Sambas palace) http://smk-1-telker.blogspot.com/p/sejarah-keraton-sambas.html

For your information, Sultans all over Kalimantan gather together once every year in a colourful event called ERAU held in Tenggarong. The last festival was held on 21July 2018 showcasing cultural dances from both local and foreign sultanates. Youtube link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3qkL2Mp13w

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Sultan Umar Kamaluddin

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Masjid Jami’ / Mosque

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