Arung Palakka

…Bone, who were led by Arung Palakka, and succeeded in overthrowing Gowa in 1669. Arung Palakka then emerged as the most powerful ruler on the island; internecine warfare, however, paved the way for the gradual extension of the Dutch hegemony. Celebes was occupied briefly by the British in 1810–16, but…

In 1660 the Buginese nobleman Arung Palakka was defeated by the Makassarese and took refuge on the island of Buton, off the southeastern coast of Celebes. Later that decade the Dutch rose in support of Arung Palakka and conquered Gowa. Arung Palakka later became not only the ruler of Bone…