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Indonesia - princely states

Former Indigenous States of Indonesia (Dutch Protectorate)

Gebe
Goenoeng (Gounong Tabur)
Gowa
Haria
Iha
Indragiri

Gebe

by Jaume Ollé

Ratio 1:1.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ?.

Goenoeng (Gounong Tabur)

by Jaume Ollé

Ratio 2:3.

Adopted: ?.

Abolished: ?.

The flag of the Sultanate of Gounong Tabur (Dutch Goenoeng Tabur) in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) was triangular.
Jaume Ollé, 24 January 2001

by Jaume Ollé

A plate from Armand shows also a different flag, perhaps the sultan's standard. Jaume Ollé, 24 January 2001

Gounong Tabur - Gunung Tabur, is on the Berau river (East Kalimantan). The autonomous kingdom of Berau, dating back to the 14th century, was divided in1883, with the Berau river a natural boundary between new capitals established at Sambaliung and Gunung Tabur. In 1960 both kingdoms were abolished by Indonesian parliamentary decree. (cf. Indonesia Handbook 1989, p. 785).

The Muslim sultanates in Dutch Borneo were used as buffer states between inland Dayaks and sea-faring peoples like the Buginese and Sulu-peoples. They were described as 'weak states', although there were fierce rebellions in the 19th century, which threatened the Dutch presence in the whole archipelago.
Jarig Bakker, 24 January 2001

by Jarig Bakker

In "The pirate wind", Owen Rutter, 1930, reprint 1987, is a short description: "It was headed by a standard-bearer carrying the red and white colors of Gunong Tabor..." (p. 163). Opposite p. 164 a picture with the flag, from which I made this reconstruction.

Gunung Tabur - Bendera Kesultan

image by Rob Raeside, 1 June 2010
based on sketch by John McMeekin

Gunung Tabur - Bendera Sultan

image by Rob Raeside, 1 June 2010

based on sketch by John McMeekin

The Royal Standard is plain yellow.
John McMeekin, 1 June 2010

Gowa

image by Rob Raeside, 2 June 2010
based on a sketch by John McMeekin

Gowa Sultanate looks like a State Flag.
John McMeekin, 2 June 2010

image by Rob Raeside, 2 June 2010
based on a sketch by John McMeekin

Photos of the red and yellow Gowa flags can be seen here.
John Duncan McMeekin, 21 November 2010

The black eagle flags (in yellow & in red) are in fact military flags of Gowa. I cannot find the normal State Flag.
John Duncan McMeekin, 29 September 2014

The State flag of Gowa is yellow; The red one is the Military Flag.
John Duncan McMeekin, 3 April 2021