Manado Kingdom | |||||||||
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| 1500s–1670 | |||||||||
 Map of Manado and its surroundings by Europeans in 1679. | |||||||||
| Capital | Manado Tua | ||||||||
| Common languages | Manado Malay (common) Sangir,Minahasan | ||||||||
| Religion | Christianity[1] | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Raja | |||||||||
• –1644 | Don Fernando | ||||||||
• 1644–1670 | Loloda Mokoagouw | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established with named as Bowontehu Kingdom | 1500s | ||||||||
• Dissolved and annexed to theDutch Empire by theVOC | 1670 | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Indonesia | ||||||||
Manado Kingdom is akingdom that once ruled city ofManado and the surrounding areas inNorth Sulawesi, Indonesia. This kingdom is a continuation of the Bowontehu Kingdom, which existed from 1500s to 1670 as Manado Kingdom. In the memory of the governor of theVOC in theMaluku Islands, Robertus Padtbrugge, the territory of the Manado Kingdom included the islands of Siladen,Bunaken, Mantehage, Nain, Talise, Gangga, Bangka, Lembe, and the coastal areas of northernSulawesi.[2]
Together with King Posuma of theKingdom of Siau, the King of Manado, Kinalang Damopolii, was baptized as aCatholic in a large river in city of Manado along with 1,500 of his people.[1]
The kings who ruled the Manado Kingdom included Don Fernando in 1644, and Loloda Mokoagouw (1644–1670) as the last king. The Kingdom of Manado once played an important role in trade in theMinahasa Peninsula. In the 15th to 16th centuries, thePortuguese andSpanish empires used the Manado Kingdom as a warehouse for storing goods they brought or purchased from the native people.[2]
