Macassar
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Macassar is the former name of Makassar, a major port city on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia known historically as an important center of trade and maritime power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macassar canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| economicRole | regional trade hub ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bugis
ⓘ
surface form:
Bugis people
Makassarese people ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Makassar ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Gowa Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate of Gowa
|
| hasHarborType | natural harbor ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfProminence |
17th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | site of Dutch conquest of Gowa in 1667 ⓘ |
| historicalNameVariant |
Macassar
self-link
ⓘ
Macassar Road (nautical term for nearby waters) ⓘ Makassar ⓘ |
| historicalPoliticalEntity |
Gowa Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate of Gowa
|
| historicalRole |
major center of trade
ⓘ
maritime power ⓘ |
| knownFor |
spice trade
ⓘ
trade in cloves ⓘ trade in nutmeg ⓘ trade in sandalwood ⓘ trade in tortoiseshell ⓘ trade in trepang (sea cucumber) ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Buginese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Bugis language
Makassarese ⓘ
surface form:
Makassarese language
|
| locatedIn | South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Malay Archipelago ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Indonesia
|
| locatedInSeaRegion | Makassar Strait ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southwestern coast of Sulawesi ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Makassar Strait ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland |
Celebes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
|
| modernAdministrativeStatus | capital of South Sulawesi Province ⓘ |
| modernName | Makassar ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
on key maritime trade routes in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Indonesia Time ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Arab traders
ⓘ
British traders ⓘ Chinese traders ⓘ Dutch traders ⓘ Portuguese traders ⓘ |
| transportRole |
hub for inter-island shipping
ⓘ
major Indonesian seaport ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Bongaya (1667) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.