Following the Wehale model, a second kingdom arose in West Timor, that of the Sonba'i kingdom. In 1556, the Dominican Order founded the village of Lifau, six...
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[brother] Alphonsus Adrianus or Nai Kau Sonba'i (1768-1802) [son] Nai Sobe Sonba'i II (1808-1867) [son] Nai Bau Sonba'i II (1867-c. 1885) [son] Nai Nasu Mollo...
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planted the Dutch flag. From 1796 to 1799, Maubara, together with Great Sonba'i, was again at war with the Portuguese. However, in the Treaty of Lisbon...
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Dutch and the Portuguese for mastery of the island. The united Sonbai (Sonba'i, Sonnebay) realm, the traditionally most prestigious polity among the Atoni...
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Governor João Baptista Verquaim (1794-1800), as at that time the Maubara and Sonba'i empires, allied with the Netherlands, were at war with various vassals...
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Sonbai Kecil was originally a breakaway group from the united Sonbai (Sonba'i, Sonnebay) realm that dominated large parts of West Timor. The creation...
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Sonbai (also spelt Sonnebay, Sonba'i, or Sonbait) was an Indonesian princely dynasty that reigned over various parts of West Timor from at least the 17th...
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