Panchronia

Sultanate of Banten

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1527 – 1813 · up to 85 thousand km² · Asia

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Capital: Serang, Banten

The Banten Sultanate was a Bantenese Islamic trading kingdom founded in the 16th century and centred in Banten, a port city on the northwest coast of Java; the contemporary English name of both was Bantam. It is said to have been founded by Sunan Gunungjati, who had previously founded Cirebon.

Successors: Bantam Presidency

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