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Revision as of 01:00, 12 January 2013 by 110.33.112.220 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Sultanate of Jambi was a sultanate in northern Sumatra. Its was centered in modern Jambi province.
In 1682 it was disputed as a vassal state between the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) and the Kingdom of Siam.
The kingdom also has long links with the main kingdoms of Java. For example, the symbol of the Jambi Sultanate is the Keris Siginjai'Italic text, a ceremonial dagger made of gold, wood and nickel which, according to local legend was bequeathed to Jambi by the king of Majapahit, Java's leading ancient power. <ref>http://eldyafdina.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/kesultanan-jambi/<ref> It is also interested that Jambi is the only major batik-making centre on the island of Sumatra and that batik-making has long associations with the Javanese royal courts.
In the late 19th century the sultanate was slowly annexed by the Dutch, with the sultan degraded to a puppet ruler. By 1907 the last vestiges of indigeous rule had been abolished.
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