Tidore is the taller of the two cones and the better watered, its springs running down the east side where the villages sit (board).
Its harvest of cloves is the twin of Ternate's; with Moti, a small low island just to the south, it makes the second pair of the clove islands. The famous rivalry with Ternate has no documented beginning and no king of Tidore can be named for 1200; the king list of the later tradition is not read back. On this board Tidore is two clusters of villages under two mountains.
Who he is
- Title
- Heads of the island villages (no title known; no king yet)
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No source names a chief of this place for 1200. Every title in this record (datu, to manurung, kolano, momole, orang kaya) comes from traditions or reports written down centuries after 1200. No source names any chief of this place for 1 January 1200.
What it holds
- The village springs on the east side of the cone
- The clove groves of Tidore and Moti
- Sago and rice from the Halmahera shore opposite
Allies and rivals
Ternate across the strait; the Halmahera shore.
How things stand that morning
Not described for 1200.
Wealth
Cloves; no figures.
Military
Not known; boats, spears and shields in the later record. No numbers.
Threats
- Volcanic activity
- A failed trade season
- A shortage of sago and rice
Places of note
- Tidore: Eastern villages under the cone.
- Moti: Small clove island (coordinate approximate; missing from the land mask).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The campaign board and the geography only. The campaign board marks it 'likely'.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: Near land of the villages, drawn as seeded blocks.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia, 'Sultanate of Ternate' (read in this pass): the momole of the four villages, the 1257 start of the king list, all dates up to 1500 traditional
- The OMNIA board (September 2026) note for this place: a lead only, not a source
- Background knowledge of Southeast Asian history (Wolters; Hall; Bellwood; Scott; Junker; Reid), recalled and not re-read in this pass
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.