Passokkorang

Passokkorang was a Mandarese kingdom in western Sulawesi, centred on the lower Mandar River near the later site of Balanipa. It dominated the region by force from at least the thirteenth century.

In the mid-fifteenth century its ruler's arbitrary rule and drive towards the coast led villages to form the Appeq Banua Kayyang alliance. They sought help from Gowa, whose commander I Manyambungi defeated Passokkorang's attacks. In 1511 the victors founded Balanipa under I Manyambungi; Mandarese states later adopted Islam in the early seventeenth century.