ORIGIN Sambas Sultanate

1.history Sambas

Since the date of 15 July 1999, the town of Sambas has re-emerged into the capital district Sambas.Sebelumnya, kotaSambas only become the capital district, one of the districts in the districts of Sambas are capitalized in Singkawang (since 1957-1999).

If we look back, the history of the sultanate of Sambas, is a major sultanate kingdoms in Borneo and in the archipelago Indonesia.Kesultanan large Sambasterkenal pertamalSultan Sambas since sultan Muhammad Syafiuddin I (1631-1668) .Kejayaan Sambas Sultanate of Sambas had raised the name of the country, until the Sultan Sambas 15th His Majesty the Sultan Muhammad Ibrahim Syafiuddin (1931-1943) vanished when the Sultan of Sambas .Kerajaan this 15th died was arrested and killed by the Japanese occupation forces in Japan facisme 1943.Kekejaman undermine the glory of Sambas.

Sambas real name and glory not only started from Sultan Muhammad Syafiuddin I (1631-1668) Since the 13th century BC had no power of kings of the arrival of the soldier Sambas.Bermula Paloh.Kemudian center of the kingdom of Majapahit in Sambas moved into the old town in Gulf keramat.Dari old town moved to the city wake up in the river town of Sambas great.From wake Bandir moved again to the city and then moved again to Lubuk Madung.Konon according to the story, the group Raden Solomon Tebas.Mereka never stop in this area was cut but kumudian ditinggalkan.Dinamakanlah slash area.

It was only in the 2nd Sambas sultan the title Raden Bima Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin (1668-1708) built Sambas Sultanate center in Muara Ulakan, at the confluence of three rivers namely Small Sambas river, rivers and streams Subah Tebarau.Sejak Sambas City in 1668 included Pemangkat area, Singkawang and Sambas own area, which is rich in gold.

Since the time of the Japanese occupation and NICA (1942-1950), the integrity of the Kingdom of Sambas have gone for engaging with the upheaval of World War II.Ketika Sambas or West Kalimantan region back Repulik shelter under the Unitary State of Indonesia in 1950, and the establishment of government administrative district of Sambas, people Sambas Sambas in fact demanded that the city remained the capital of the district of Sambas Sambas.Keinginan people this is an attempt to continue the glory of the country since the reign of the Sultan of Sambas Sambas from the years 1631 to 1943.

Allhamdullillah, people's desire to make the town of Sambas Sambas Sambas district capitals materialize as well since the 15th of July 1999.Pemerintahan Sambas district located in the town of Sambas, which would have been eliminated since 1943 to 1999, fifty years later.

2.Purba history Sambas

Royal history and the Sultan of Sambas based on written records and relics are clearly starts at the beginning of the Islamic sultanate of Sambas in the early centuries of the main written 17.Sumber Sambas Sultanate, is writing Syafiuddin Sultan Muhammad II, entitled "Genealogy Sambas Kings" which written by the Sultan of Sambas to the 13th in December 1903.

The main written sources of the State of Brunei Darussalam is the book "Genealogy of the Kings of Brunei" .Sumber history pertaining to the kingdom of Sambas Sultanate of Brunei has been published in three books by Brunai.Ketiga historical center of the book are:

     "Tarsilah Brunei, the early history and development of Islam" (AD 1990).
     "King of the center, the Sultan of Sarawak First and Last" (year 1995).
     "Tarsilah Brunei, and the glories of the Age of Fame" (year 1997).

In the history of the kings of Brunei and Genealogy of the Kings Sambas Sambas described kesultana history began during the middle of the King, the King of Sarawak who dive 40 years are in Sukadana and Sambas (1600-1641) was the son of King Solomon .Raden Middle of marriage with King Middle Surya Kusuma princess, daughter of the sultan Matan / Sukadana, Syafiuddin.Kemudian Raden Muhammad Sultan Sulaiman was the first Sultan of Sambas: 1631-1668.

However Sambas History already started long before Raden Solomon berkuasa.Walaupun not found written records of ancient history Sambas, of the Majapahit empire records and chronicles the Emperor of China, Sambas already mentioned that there are parallel with the kingdoms in Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Malacca and Brunei as well as the Chinese Empire in the 13th century and into the 14th.

The period of ancient history Sambas and Borneo are still filled with fog of uncertainty because not a lot of data and information diperoleh.namun western part of Borneo region has been widely known by foreign travelers and traders from China, India and Arabic since the 10th century.