Makassar Sultanate ( Gowa – Tallo )

The Makassar Sultanate, which is located in South Sulawesi, is an Islamic sultanate that originated from the Gowa kingdom and the Tallo kingdom. The two kingdoms then merged into one under the leadership of the king of Gowa. The king of Tallo became prime minister. After embracing Islam, the kingdom became the Makassar Sultanate. The Makassar Sultanate, then developed into a trading center. In eastern Indonesia. This is due to the strategic location of Makassar. And became a connecting port between Malacca, Jawa, and Maluku so that it was visited by traders from within and outside the country. The Makassar Sultanate reached its peak of glory during the reign of Sultan Hasanuddin in 1653-1669 AD. He succeeded in building Makassar to become the ruler of trade routes in the eastern part of Indonesia. In 1660 AD, the Makassar war broke out. This war was provoked by competition between the sultanate of Makassar, and the kingdom of bones that had the support of the Dutch VOC. Moreover, the behavior of the Dutch, which prevented the sailors of Makassar from buying
spices from the Moluccas and tried to monopolize the trade also became the cause of Makassar. In this war the Sultanate of Makassar suffered defeat and was forced to sign the Bongaya agreement which was highly damaging to the Sultanate war of Makassar.