List of rulers of Banjar


The following is a list of the rulers of Banjar, which is a list of figures who have led Banjar people and the whole of South Kalimantan, both traditionally and officially. This list is compiled based on a comparison of the timeline between each traditional and administrative power.
Traditionally, the ruler of Banjar is the 22nd Sultan of Banjar, al-Mu'tasim Billah. While administratively, the Banjar region is under Indonesian occupation, and is led by the Governor of South Kalimantan.

Ancient kingdoms

Nan Sarunai was an ancient civilization of the Ma'anyan Dayak people that was founded in 1309 until its collapse in 1389. This kingdom was annexed by Majapahit in 1354.
  • Raden Japutra Layar
  • Raden Neno
  • Raden Anyan
The King of the Kuripan Kingdom who is recorded only as the "Last King of Kuripan", who was the adoptive father of Ampu Jatmaka.

Hindu–Buddhist kingdoms

Negara Dipa

The following is a list of rulers who ruled Negara Dipa:
  • Ampu Jatmaka or Maharaja di Candi
  • Lambung Mangkurat
  • Princess Junjung Buih
  • Maharaja Suryanata
  • Maharaja Suryawangsa
  • Maharaja Carang Laleyan
  • Princess Kalungsu
The Negara Dipa was a protectorate of Majapahit after Nan Sarunai was annexed by Majapahit in 1354.

Negara Daha

Raden Sekar Sungsang changed the name of the country from "Negara Dipa" to "Negara Daha".
  • Raden Sekar Sungsang, also known by his regnal name Maharaja Sari Kaburungan
  • Maharaja Sukarama or Ratu Anom
  • Maharaja Mangkoe Boemi
  • Prince Tumenggung

    Islamic kingdoms

Sultanate of Banjar

The Sultanate of Banjar was founded by Sultan Surianshah in 1526, when he converted to Islam and changed his kingdom system into a sultanate. The Banjar Sultans were usually given the title of Panembahan or Susuhunan posthumously. The following is a list of rulers who ruled during the sultanate era:

Kusan and Laut Island

The following is a list of the ruling kings of Kusan Kingdom and Kingdom of Laut Island:
  • Prince Amir bin Sultan Muhammadillah
  • Prince Haji Muhammad
  • Prince Haji Musa bin Prince Haji Muhammad as the king of Batulicin, Kusan.
  • Pangeran Muhammad Nafis ibn Pangeran Musa Raja Batulicin, Kusan
  • Pangeran Jaya Sumitra bin Pangeran Musa, King Kusan and the Sea Island
  • Prince Abdul Khadir bin Prince Musa, King of the land of Kusan, Batulicin and Laut Island.
  • Prince Berangta Kasuma bin Prince Abdul Kadir Raja Pulau Laut
  • Prince Amir Husin Kasuma bin Prince Berangta Kasuma King of Laut Island
  • Prince Abdurrahman Kasuma bin Berangta Kasuma King of Laut Island
  • Prince Muhammad Aminullah Kasuma bin Prince Amir Husin Kasuma

    Pagatan and Kusan

Here is a list of the Kings of Kusan and Pagatan:
  1. Prince Amir bin Sultan Muhammadillah
  2. Prince Musa.
  3. Prince Muhammad Nafis
  4. Prince Jaya Sumitra, Raja Kusan dan Pulau Laut
  5. Prince Abdul Khadir
Kings of Pagatan before unification:
  1. Puwana Deke
  2. Hasan Pangewa
  3. Radża Bolo/Arung Botto
  4. Arung Palewan Abd al-Rahim I
Kings of the United Kingdom of Pagatan and Kusan:
  • Radża Arung Abd al-Karim
  • Radża Arung Abd al-Dżabbar
  • Queen Arung Daeng Mengkau
  • Syarif Taha, as well as the King of Batulicin
  • Prince Mangkoe Boemi Daëng Machmoed
  • Radża Arung Abd al-Rahim II Andi Sallo
  • Kerapatan

    Kingdom of Tanah Bumbu

The following is a list of the rulers of the Tanah Bumbu Kingdom:
  • Prince Dipati Tuha ibn Sultan Saidullah
  • Prince Mangu bin Pangeran Dipati Tuha
  • Ratu Mas of Tanah Bumbu

    Dutch East Indies

''Gouvernur Borneo''

Japanese occupation

Initially, the military administration of Minami Borneo or Dutch Borneo was under the jurisdiction of the Southwest Area Fleet led by a commander-in-chief, who then appointed a superintendent general or chief civil administrator or 総官 for the civil administration. The sōkan supervised the Navy Civil Administration Office established in Makassar.
Japanese controls:
  • Shū, former Residency, if a Residency overlaps with the position of the Minseibu, such as the Zuider-en-Oosterafdeeling van Borneo residency with Banjarmasin as its capital, then it becomes a "Direct Government Area" under the Minseibu, in this case, the Minseibu Borneo.
  • Bunken symbolizes the Dutch Afdeeling.
The indigenous people dominate:
  • Gun or district, a new grouping of former onderdistricts
  • Fukugun, representing the landscape of the outermost islands which is equivalent to an onderdistrict or assistant district in Java.
  • Son or Kampung, a former quasi-village level.
During the Japanese occupation, the Banjar region was specifically led by the Civil Government Leader. On February 12, 1942, the Japanese Empire Military Command issued a proclamation that the city of Banjarmasin and its area were handed over to the PPC government, whose members were:
  1. Pangeran Musa Ardi Kesuma
  2. Sosodoro Djatikoesoemo
  3. Mr. Roesbandi
PPC is headquartered in the former office of Governor Haga, the former governor of Borneo.

United States of Indonesia

Bandjar Region

During the RIS government, Banjar became a state unit that stood alone as an autonomous region of the RIS.
PictureNameReignNotes
1Mohammad Hanafiah1948–1950Regional Mayor, governed in Banjarmasin from January to November 1948 until finally moving to Banjarbaru until 1950.

Governor of Kalimantan

The following is a list of governors of Kalimantan Province, which existed between 1945–1957 until it was divided again into South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan :
No.PhotoGovernorStart termEnd termNotes
1Prince Muhammad Noor19 Agustus 194514 Agustus 1950
2Murdjani19 Agustus 19501953
3Mas Subarjo19531955
4.Raden Tumenggung Arya Milono195523 May 1957

Indonesia

The Banjar region became the province of South Kalimantan in 1957, split off from Kalimantan Province. The following is a list of Governors and acting Governors who governed the Province of South Kalimantan.