Landak

Landak was a Hindu kingdom in the Landak River valley of western Borneo. In 1337 its court was at Ningrat Batur, and its rivers yielded gold and diamonds.

The Javanese poem Negarakretagama listed Landa among Majapahit's outer states in 1365. Under Raden Abdul Kahar, Islam was adopted from 1472; the court moved several times before settling at Ngabang in 1768. Landak's rulers married into neighbouring states, but disputed borders with the new sultanate of Pontianak in the late 18th century.