Lot 1898

Description

Indonesia, South Suilawesi, Arung Palakka Rana Bone, (1672-1696), gold coupang, (0.65 grams), obv. Arabic script 'Al Sultan..', rev. Arabic Script. (Mitchiner [South East Asia] -, M.-). Good very fine and very rare apparently unpublished.

Arung Palakka Rana Bone, (Whitewater Palakka) was born in Lamatta, Mario-ri Wawo, Soppeng, September 15, 1634 - died in Bontoala, 6 April 1696 at age 61 years. He was the Sultan of the Sultanate of Bone from 1672 until 1696. While still a prince, he led his kingdom in gaining independence from the Sultanate of Gowa in 1660's. He worked with the Dutch in seizing the city of Makassar. Bugis Palakka was a great maritime power in cooperation with the Netherlands and dominated the region for nearly a century.