Indonesia - princely states

Former Indigenous States of Indonesia (Dutch Protectorate)

Last modified: 2026-10-17 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: princely states | tambilan | tampat tuan | tidore | tolofse | tomola | trumong |
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2:3 image by Željko Heimer, 2 January 1996
National Flag of Indonesia

• Tabab Yamlim
• Tambilan
• Tamiang
• Tampat Toean (2)
• Tayan
• Ternate (5)
• Tidore (7)
• Tidung
• Tolofse
• Tomola
• Trumong

See also:

• List of princely states
• Indonesia
• Indonesia - Index of all pages

Tabab Yamlim

Flag of the most important little kingdom (there are a total of 22 kingdoms to-day in the Kei Is., Eastern Indonesia). The King is called the "Rat". The dragon is called "Lor Lim", the spear is called "Ngabai", the hoist is next to the spear, and there is a red frill on all four sides.
John McMeekin, 19 Aug 2015

Royal flag in Land of Tambilan

Royal flag in Land of Subi

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio 2:3.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ? .

Note: The flag is the same for both entities
Jaume Ollé

Tamiang

Tamiang Flag with logo or Arms, note white strip along top & bottom.
John McMeekin, 6 Dec 2010

Tampat Tuan

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 4:5 .

Adopted: ? .

Abolished: ? .

Jaume Ollé

Tayan

image by Tomislav Todorovic, 3 May 2020

image by Janis Lasmanis, 25 April 2020

Tidore

TIDORE-1

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 4:5.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ?.

TIDORE-2

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 2:3

Adopted: ? .

Abolished: ? .

TIDORE-3

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 4:5.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ? .

TIDORE-4

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 1:2 .

Adopted: ? .

Abolished: ? .

TIDORE-5

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 1:1.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ? .

TIDORE-6

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio 1:1 .

Adopted: ? .

Abolished: ? .

TIDORE-7

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 1:1.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ? .

Tidore - Bendera Kesultan - Sultan's flag

Marked "Bandera" the modern spelling is BENDERA CHALIFA or Battalion Flag, this flag is 1.27m X 1.75m long, it reads at the top, the usual Moslem phrase, "there is no God but God & Muhammad is his Prophet". Below in the disc is "SULTAN OF TIDORE".
John McMeekin, 24 Feb 2015

image by John McMeekin, 24 Feb 2015

PANJI-PANJI triangular flag, with what's called a "Wimpel" (pennant) above, flown at the Sultan's prow on his boat.
John McMeekin, 24 Febr 2015

KOI MA-RAU flown at sea, (I like banana leaves).
John McMeekin, 24 Feb 2015

image by John McMeekin, 24 Feb 2015

PANJI-PANJI for minor Headmen.
John McMeekin, 24 Feb 2015

KOI MA-RAU special flag for Chiefs (like banana leaves), flown by the Headmen of "marieku loah isa".
John McMeekin, 24 Feb 2015

Tidung

Possible state flag - Bendera Tidung

Raja - Bendera Raja Tidung

Tolofse

Ratio 1:1 .

Adopted: ? .

Abolished: ? .

Tomola

  by Jaume Ollé

Ratio c. 4:5.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ? .

Trumong

Flag of the Raja

approx. 4:5, image by Jaume Ollé

2:3, image by Jaume Ollé

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2026

The black flag has a narrow white stripe alongside the hoist, above shifted to hoist a white disc representing a full moon and below a white saber slightly shifted to hoist.
Sources:
1. Zeyneb Yürekli: "Dhu´l-faqar and the Ottomans" in: F. Suleman (ed.), People of the Prophet’s house, London: Azimuth Editions, 2015, pp. 163-172
2. Wereldmuseum (department Leiden), filing card with archive no. RV-370-2278
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2026

Trumong Heir Prince

Trumong War Ensign

Trumong Variant

image by Ivan Sache, 2 Aug 1999

From a paper entitled "Gwenn ha Du" (Black and White) by W. Smith in Ar Banniel, (1996).
Ivan Sache, 2 Aug 1999

Trumong War Flag

image by John McMeekin, 9 June 2010

Trumong War Flag (taken in battle 16th Cent.), I have done a line drawing over the top one to show where the Zulfiqar Sword is. The Batak King, Raja Sisingamngaraja XII of Sinambela flew a similar flag, but this was coloured red & white. He reigned 1871 until he was killed by the Dutch in 1907).
John McMeekin, 9 June 2010

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