Negara Daha was a

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

kingdom successor of

Negara Dipa Negara Dipa was a Hindu kingdom in South Kalimantan that appears in Hikayat Banjar. It was located in Amuntai near modern-day Tabasan. It was also the predecessor of Negara Daha and Banjar Sultanate. Early establishment The area of South Kalimant ...

that appears in the

Hikayat Banjar The Hikayat Banjar (حكاية بنجر) is the chronicle of Banjarmasin, Indonesia. This text, also called the History of Lambung Mangkurat, contains the history of the kings of Banjar and of Kotawaringin in southeast and south Borneo respective ...

. It was located in what is now the Regency of Hulu Sungai Selatan, Province of

South Kalimantan South Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is the smallest province in Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory of Borneo. The provincial capital was Banjarmasin until 15 February 2022 when it was legally moved to B ...

, Republic of

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Early establishment

Before the formation of the kingdoms in South Kalimantan, the people were still grouped based on the watershed area. After that, a political unit was formed that combined these groups into a kingdom, namely the Kingdom of

. This kingdom was later replaced by the Kingdom of Negara Daha.

Government structure

During the reign of the Kingdom of Negara Daha, the center of government in the South Kalimantan area was located in Muhara Hulak, Nagara. The Kingdom of Negara Daha also has a trading port in Muara Bahan, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency. The original inhabitants of the Daha Kingdom came from the Banjar Masih Tribe. They inhabit the lower reaches of the Barito and Batang Banyu rivers and speak Banjarese. In addition, there is the occupation of the Banjar Kuala Tribe, the Banjar Pahuluan Tribe, and the Dayak Tribe.

Chronicles of kings and their works

The founder and first king of the Daha State Kingdom was Sekarsungsang. He was given the title Panji Agung Maharaja Sari Kaburangan. Its administrative center is in Muara Hulak and its port is in Muara Bahan. The territory of the State of Daha is the Great Rent, Bunyut, Karasikan, Balitung, Lawai, and Kotawaringin. The last king of the Daha Kingdom was Raden Sukarama. After that the Kingdom of Daha by Raden Samudera. Raden Sukarama's son named Prince Tumenggung, who was against his father's decision and made himself king of the Daha Kingdom. Raden Samudera as heir to the throne finally fled and founded a kingdom in the Banjarmasin region. After that he asked the

Demak Sultanate The Demak Sultanate (کسلطانن دمق) was a Javanese Muslim state located on Java's north coast in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day city of Demak. A port fief to the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit kingdom thought to have been founded i ...

for help to take back its power. Raden Samudera was able to take back his power as king in the Daha Kingdom and establish Banjar kingdom with an Islamic influence.

List of rulers

These are the rulers of Daha named in the

. # Raden Sekarsungsang(Maharaja Sari Kaburangan) # Maharaja Sukarama # Maharaja Mangkubumi # Maharaja Tumenggung

References

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