Port · Self-governing peoples of Island Southeast Asia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Wetar and Kisar

Dry, rugged, thinly peopled islands between Timor and the Banda sea, with poor anchorages and little water.

They matter as a line of marks a captain steers by rather than as places to trade, and Kisar behind them is a stepping stone toward Leti and the Tanimbars (board). These islands lie on the sheet's seam with the Lesser Sunda islands: Timor and Alor are written with Java and the Lesser Sundas, Wetar and Kisar here.

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

  • Sea marks

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

Little: sea marks and a few landings.

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

Little: sea marks and a few landings.

Places of note

  • Wetar: Island (the campaign board's point, on the island).
  • Kisar: Small island (a tiny island missing from the land mask).

Where the sources disagree

  • Seam with the Lesser Sunda records: Timor, Alor and Lombok to Flores are written there; Wetar and Kisar are written here.

Evidence: Geography and the campaign board 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: A place marker; the ground round it, if any, is drawn in the lord and province records.

Sources and studies

  1. The OMNIA board (September 2026) note for this place: a lead only, not a source
  2. 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.