The Sultanate of Bacan (كسلطانن باچن; Indonesian: Kesultanan Bacan; Indonesian pronunciation: [kəsʊlˌt̪anan ˈbat͡ʃan]) was a state in Maluku Islands, present-day Indonesia that arose with the expansion of the spice trade in late medieval times. It mainly consisted of the Bacan Islands (Makian, Kayoa, Gane (Southern Halmahera), Bacan, Kasiruta, Mandioli, Obi etc.) but had periodical influence in Ceram and the Raja Ampat Islands.
The Sultanate of Bacan (كسلطانن باچن; Indonesian: Kesultanan Bacan; Indonesian pronunciation: [kəsʊlˌt̪anan ˈbat͡ʃan]) was a state in Maluku Islands, present-day Indonesia that arose with the expansion of the spice trade in late medieval times. It mainly consisted of the Bacan Islands (Makian, Kayoa, Gane (Southern Halmahera), Bacan, Kasiruta, Mandioli, Obi etc.) but had periodical influence in Ceram and the Raja Ampat Islands.
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