Arut

The Arut River flows through the forested lowlands of southern Borneo towards the Kumai estuary and the Java Sea. Its banks became the seat of the Kotawaringin court when the ruling house moved from its older centre upstream to Pangkalan Bun in the early nineteenth century. The palace established under Prince Imanuddin stood close to the river, reflecting the importance of waterborne travel in a country of forests and widely separated settlements.