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Karangantu, located in Serang, Banten, is harboring a piece of history. Formerly a large and important seaport during the era of the Banten Sultanate, it was hailed worldwide as the silk route for ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Sultanate is one of the world's oldest governance and state systems which commonly was applied in kingdoms or Islamic countries. A sultanate is led by a sultan, the same as a king ...