The history of Belitung is indeed inseparable from some of the local ruling kingdoms. Although initially in the 7th century Belitung was ruled by the Kingdom of Srivijaya and the Majapahit Kingdom in 1365, but Belitung never existed with its own government. Belitung's own governmental rights were only possessed in the 15th century with the emergence of several local kingdoms.
One of the kingdoms that appeared in Belitung at that time was the Belantu Kingdom. Although it did not become the first kingdom to emerge in Belitung, the Belantu Kingdom remained an important part of Belitung's history. Belantu Kingdom itself began to emerge in the late 17th century until the beginning of the 18th century along with the widespread influence and spread of Islam in Belitung.
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GOVERNMENT IN LUDAY BY DATUK AHMAD
Belantu Kingdom itself was founded by Datuk Ahmad as Datuk Mempawah. Datuk Ahmad himself came from West Kalimantan and ruled the Belantu Kingdom from 1705 until 1741. When it was first established, the center of the Belantu Kingdom was located at the foot of Mount Luday with its territory which was later called Belantu. The kings who ruled after Datuk Ahmad included the train. Tining, K.A Kedjur, K.A. Deraip, K.A Ali, K.A. Adam, KA. Azan and the last K.A Umar.
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THE KINGDOM OF THE VELOCITY WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN BALANCE
In its development, the Belantu Kingdom later became the Ngabehi region of the Balok Kingdom where the descendants received the title Kyai Agus. During the reign of the Deraip Railway (1851-1870), the central government of the Belantu Kingdom was moved from the foot of the Luday Mountain to the Membalong area, Belitung Regency. The power of the Belantu Kingdom was once controlled by Palembang. At that time Palembang itself was led by Cakradiningrat II.
ARRIVAL AND MIXED NETHERLANDS
In 1821, Dutch troops came and intervened in the government of the Belantu Kingdom by appointing Prince Syarif Muhammad as the Head of the Belitung Region. A year later in 1822, the Dutch government under the leadership of Captain JP De La Motte stationed several troops and troops in Belitung.
Then in 1823, the existence of the Dutch in Belitung was getting stronger so that the power of the Belantu Kingdom continued to decrease. The Belantu Kingdom stunt was carried out by JP Blerschel (as a resident assistant) who was assisted by Captain Keuhn to replace JP DeLa Motte.
In the reign of JP Blerschel Prince Syarif Muhammad was succeeded by Prince Syarif Hasjim who made the power of the Belantu Kingdom weaken until finally it was no longer recognized by the Dutch invaders. From this, gradually the Belantu Kingdom government was controlled and taken over by the Dutch army.
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