The west and the middle of the long island east of Lombok.
The Nagarakretagama of 1365 names Taliwang on this side of the island (en.wikipedia list), a statement of 165 years after the date. The Sumbawa language belongs with Balinese and Sasak (recalled), which fits a country that looked west across the strait to Lombok. The dry north coast and the hills send out horses, honey and sappanwood in later accounts (the campaign board's list for Sumbawa; Pires about 1515 on the later trade, en.wikipedia).
No ruler, harbour or chief is named for 1200. East of this country lies Tambora, which does not erupt until 1815.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village and district chiefs of the Samawa country
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No chief is named. The sultanate of Sumbawa is of the seventeenth century (recalled).
What it holds
- Hamlets and rice ground round the bay of Sumbawa Besar and the Taliwang coast (inference)
- Grazing hills
How things stand that morning
No state attested. Village and district chiefs.
Wealth
Horses, honey and sappanwood (late accounts); no figures.
Military
None attested.
Places of note
- Sumbawa Besar: Modern town on the north coast bay (gazetteer point).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: A Javanese list of 1365 and late accounts.
On the map: Two modern regencies.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia (en), Nagarakretagama (read in this pass): completed 1365; canto 14 list of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Timor and the east
- Wikipedia (en), Bima Sultanate (read in this pass): Wadu Paa carving dated 631 Saka (709), sultanate from 1620-1640, Bo chronicle, Pires c. 1515
- General knowledge of Old Javanese and Old Balinese epigraphy and the archaeology of Java, recalled and not re-read in this pass (Boechari, Poerbatjaraka, Soekmono, Bernet Kempers)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, not a source)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.