The narrowest place in Sulawesi: low ground between the head of Palu bay on the Makassar strait and the shore of the Gulf of Tomini, by the campaign board about thirty miles.
A load carried across it saves a boat the entire circuit of the north arm, a voyage of some seven hundred miles round three sides of a mountain range (board). This is one of the very few genuine overland routes in the whole region, and the campaign board gives it as geography, not as a dated road.
Who holds it
- Title
- Headmen of the place (no one named)
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No source names anyone who holds this place for 1200.
Lord in 1200
No chief is named for 1200.
What the town holds
- The carrying place
Allies and rivals
Nothing is recorded; neighbours are the villages and ports along the same coast.
How things stand that morning
Not described for 1200.
Wealth
The carrying of loads between the two coasts (board, as a standing possibility).
Threats
- A poor monsoon or a failed season
- Raiders from the next coast
Council
No council or court is recorded; headmen and elders decide (inference).
Fairs and markets
Not known; the trade follows the monsoons.
Militia
Not known. No numbers.
Walls and castle
No wall or fort is recorded.
Trade and crafts
The carrying of loads between the two coasts (board, as a standing possibility).
Places of note
- Parigi: Tomini shore end of the neck (a later name; the gazetteer's Parigi is a district).
- Palu: Makassar strait end of the neck.
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board's distances are its own; we did not measure the carry.
Evidence: Geography and the campaign board only. The campaign board marks it 'likely'; nothing is dated.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: A place marker; the ground round it, if any, is drawn in the lord and province records.
Sources and studies
- 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.