What Country Was Palu In?
Palu (Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia) lies within 5 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under minor Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms, from 1300 to 1491. The earliest state recorded here is minor Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms (1300).
Who ruled Palu?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Austronesians |
| 323 BC – 201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Papuan |
| 100 BC – AD 799 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Malay |
| 1000 – 1199 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1200 – 1299 | Malays |
| 1300 – 1491 | minor Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms |
| 1492 – 1649 | Malaysian Islamic states |
| 1650 – 1814 | Dutch East Indies |
| 1815 – 1879 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1880 – 1919 | Netherlands Indies |
| 1920 – 1944 | Dutch East Indies |
| 1945 – today | Indonesia |
PaluBased on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.