Kutai Kartanegara

Kutai Kartanegara was a Hindu kingdom at Kutai Lama near the Mahakam River’s mouth in eastern Borneo. In 1337 its ruler was Paduka Nira, son of its founder Aji Batara Agung Dewa Sakti.

In 1575 Aji Raja Mahkota Mulia Alam made Kutai a Muslim sultanate. In 1635 its forces defeated the upstream kingdom of Kutai Martapura after seven days and nights of fighting, annexing Muara Kaman and adopting the combined name Kutai Kartanegara ing Martapura. The court moved to Jembayan in 1732 and later to Tenggarong.