Syarif Kasim of Pontianak
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| Syarif Kasim Alkadrie | |||||
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| Sultan of Pontianak Syarif | |||||
| 2nd Sultan of Pontianak | |||||
| Reign | 1808–1819 | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdurrahman | ||||
| Successor | Osman | ||||
| Died | 1819 | ||||
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| Dynasty | Alkadrie | ||||
| Father | Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie | ||||
| Mother | Utin Candramidi | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Sultan Syarif Kasim Alkadrie (Arabic: سلطان شريف قاسم بن عبد الرحمن القدري, romanized: Sulṭān Sharīf Qāsim ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥman Āl Qadrī) was the second Sultan of Pontianak. He was the son Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie and a descendent of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
Biography[edit]
In October 1778, he headed the embassy to Batavia, where he conducted negotiations with representatives of the Dutch East India Company, the result of which was the conclusion of a treaty in 1779, according to which the Sultanate recognized the Company's nominal supremacy, and in return received a military ally. In 1786, he also conducted negotiations with the Dutch, which resulted in joint actions against the Mempawa Kingdom, which was defeated. In lower Mempawa, Kasim became the ruler with the title of Panembahan. He was actively engaged in establishing control over the Dayak tribes, managed to conquer the Chinese colonies through diplomacy.
Reign as Sultan of Pontianak[edit]
In the 1790s, he led part of the nobility, achieving the status of heir. He was opposed by supporters of his half-brother Syarif Osman Alkadrie. Their father appointed one or the other of the brothers as the heir several times. In the end, Osman got the heirship.
In 1808, after the death of his father, he moved to the capital, which he occupied without a fight. After this, he sent his brother, Osman, to do Hajj, and he himself became the Sultan. At this time, the influence of the Dutch on Kalimantan as a result of events in Europe (Napoleonic Wars) significantly weakened. This was taken advantage of by Kasim, who ordered the destruction of Dutch forts in his lands. At the same time, he maintained peaceful relations with neighboring countries, except for the Sultanate of Sambas, which contributed to piracy. In 1812, he entered into an alliance against him with the British governor of Java and other Dutch colonies, Stamford Raffles. At the same time, he actively supported the Chinese colonists and the Lanfang Republic, in which he saw a counterbalance to the Europeans.
In 1817, he restored diplomatic relations with representatives of the Netherlands, who in 1816 returned power to Java and Sumatra (in accordance with the decisions of the Congress of Vienna). He was forced to agree to the renewal of the latter's presence in Pontianak, which happened in 1818.
He died suddenly in 1819. He was succeeded by his half-brother Osman.
Source[edit]
Heidhues, Mary Somers (1998). The First Two Sultans of Pontianak. pp. 273–294.
Syarif Kasim of Pontianak Cadet branch of the Banu Alawi Died: 1819
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| Preceded by Abdurrahman |
Sultan of Pontianak 1808-1819 |
Succeeded by Osman |
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