Barru

Barru, called Berru in the Bugis language, was a small kingdom on the west coast of South Sulawesi. According to its royal chronicle, La Sarewo cleared the sago-palm forest of La Rumpia for rice fields and was installed as first king on the stone of Batu Allantireng; the kingdom took its name from the aju berru tree beside it.

His successor Petta Cakkeawo ruled from 1336, and under the fourth king, Matinro ri Daun Lesang, the realm split into inland Berru Riaja and coastal Berru Rilau. Islam reached Barru through neighboring Tanete: after 1606 the twelfth king, Mattinro ri Dua Jenna, became its first Muslim ruler, and the teaching center at Pancana helped spread the faith to nearby kingdoms.