Kingdom of Siau | |||||||
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| 1510–1956 | |||||||
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| Capital | Paseng [id] | ||||||
| Common languages | Sangir (Siau dialect) | ||||||
| Religion | Catholicism, laterProtestantism | ||||||
| Government | Kingdom | ||||||
| King | |||||||
• 1510–1549 | Lokongbanua II | ||||||
• 1549–1587 | Pasumah | ||||||
• 1587–1591 | Wuisang | ||||||
• 1591–1639 | Winsulangi | ||||||
• 1639–1678 | Batahi, Laksamana Hengkeng U Naung | ||||||
• 1678–1680 | Monasehiwu | ||||||
• 1680–1716 | Raramenusa, X Nelly, Kansil | ||||||
• 1716–1752 | Lohintundali | ||||||
• 1752–1788 | Ismael Jacobus, X Ester Manggeadi Manoppo (Bolaang Mongondow) | ||||||
• 1788–1790 | Begandelu | ||||||
• 1790–1821 | Umboliwutang | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established by Lokongbanua II | 1510 | ||||||
• Replaced bySiau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency | 1956 | ||||||
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| Today part of |  Indonesia | ||||||
TheKingdom of Siau was a kingdom located in theSiau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency,North Sulawesi, in present-dayIndonesia.
It was established in 1510 by Lokombanua II orLokongbanua II [id], who was also its first king. The kingdom lasted until the end of Ch. David's reign in 1956. According to Barta1, Siau was one of the oldest Christian kingdoms in theIndonesian Archipelago (Nusantara).[1]
Lokongbanua II established the Siau Kingdom in 1510 through consensus among thekulano (king), ruling from 1510 to 1545.[2] The kingdom was introduced toChristianity throughCatholic missionaries who arrived inNorth Sulawesi andNorth Maluku between 1511 and 1522. According to historianPitres Sombowadile [id], in 1516, a Portuguese Catholic mission stopped by and conductedEaster Mass in the capital, Paseng. King Lokongbanua attended the Mass.[1]
Lokongbanua II was succeeded by his son, Posuma.[3] According to historian Sem Narande in"Vadu La Paskah," King Posuma was baptized into Catholicism in a major river inManado, along with 1,500 of his subjects and theKing of Manado, Kinalang Damopolii.[1]
From the reign of the third King of Siau, Don Geronimo Winsulangi, to the fourth King, Don Fransiscus Xavirius Batahi, Siau encompassed territories in the southern part ofSangihe, Kabaruan Island (Talaud),Tagulandang, islands inManado Bay [id], and the northern coastal areas of Sulawesi (nowNorth Minahasa), extending to the Kingdom of Bolangitang or Kaidipang (North Bolaang Mongondow) territory and even to Leok Buol. King Batahi's successor, King Raramenusa, became the first King of Siau to embraceProtestantism.[1]
The kingdom was successively ruled by 21 kings and left behind a legacy – the Lokongbanua King's Tomb Complex.[4]
During the national movement era, the King of Siau attempted to remain neutral as the kingdom was closely monitored by the Dutch. The courage of the Siau people to resist the colonizers reignited after the arrival of J.B. Dauhan, who was close toSoekarno. Dauhan was eventually killed by the Dutch after he was discovered holding meetings and trying to inspire the Siau people with the spirit of independence. Following Indonesia's declaration of independence in 1945, the Siau became home to pro-republican supporters. The Siau Kingdom ended in 1956 with its last king, C.H. David.[5]
