Rahmatullah was the second Sultan of Banjar who ruled from 1540 until his death in 1570.Willem Adriaan Rees, De bandjermasinsche krijg van 1859-1863, Volume 2, D. A. Thieme, 1865Lembaga Kebudajaan Indonesia, Notulen van de algemeene en directie-vergaderingen, Volume 3-6, G. Kolff, 1866Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde, Volume 13, 1853Perhimpunan Ilmu Alam Indonesia, Madjalah ilmu alam untuk Indonesia. Indonesian journal for natural science, Volume 29-30, 1866
Early life Rahmatullah was the eldest son of Surianshah, the founding sultan of the Banjar Sultanate. Rahmatullah has a younger brother who serves as Raden Dipati named "Prince Anom".
According to the Maanyan tribe who inhabit the Jaar-Sanggarwasi village in East Barito, Sultan Rahmatullah's father, Sultan Surianshah, also married Norhayati, the daughter of Labai Lamiah, a Dayak Maanyan figure who had embraced Islam, who then gave birth to Princess Mayang Sari who ruled the Jaar region which was also called Singarasi and the tomb of Princess Mayang Sari is also located there.Hubungan Raja-raja Banjar dan Pengetua Kampung Jaar-Sanggarwasi
During the reign of Sultan Rahmatullah, sending tribute to the Demak Sultanate was stopped because the ruler of Java had shifted to the king of the Pajang Sultanate.
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