Origin of Makassar

City and airport early in the Makassar Tallo river estuary with a small commercial port in the area at the end of XV century.Portuguese sources reported that the airport was originally under Tallo afternoon around Pangkajene kingdom, but in the mid-sixteenth century, Tallo united with a small kingdom called Gowa, and began to break away from the kingdom Siang, who even attacked and conquered surrounding kingdoms.
Due to the intensification of agricultural activities in the upstream river Tallo, resulting in siltation of the river Tallo, so the bookie was transferred to the mouth of the river Jeneberang, this is the area of ​​power development occurs by the royal palace of Gowa-Tallo who later built the fortress defense Somba Opu, which for the next hundred years later became core areas of Makassar.
In the reign of King of Gowa XVI Fort Rotterdam was founded also in the north, still under the authority of the Kingdom Government Kingdom of Gowa, this period is the kingdom of Gowa's heyday, but then with the agreement delivers Bungaya Gowa Kingdom at the beginning of the collapse.
Makassar relations with the Muslim world begins with the presence of Abdul Khatib Ma'mur Single or Dato 'Ri Bandang derived from the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, who arrived in Tallo (now Makassar) in September 1605. He is the King of Gowa Islamize the XIV I-Daeng MANGNGARANGI MANRABIA with a degree SULTAN Alauddin (reigned 1593-1639), and with I-MALLINGKAANG Mangkubumi Daeng.
MANYONRI Karaeng KATANGKA also as King Tallo. Both of these kings, who were converting to Islam in South Sulawesi. On 9 November 1607, precisely on Friday, was held the first Friday prayers in the Mosque Tallo and officially declared the Kingdom of Gowa-Tallo population tetah embraced Islam, at the same time anyway, was held Friday prayers at the mosque Mangallekana in Somba Opu. Date was then commemorated as the anniversary of the city of Makassar since 2000, previously the city of Makassar anniversary falls on April 1.
Ambitions of the leaders of the Kingdom of Gowa-Tallo to further expand its territory and competition Makassar Airport with the Dutch Trade Company VOC ending with the most powerful and fierce war which had run the Company. Bugis forces, the Dutch and their allies from Ternate, Buton and Maluku requires three years of military operations throughout the eastern part of Indonesia. It was not until 1669, finally able to evenly-tanahkan Makassar city and its biggest stronghold, Somba Opu.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Dutch finally conquered the region ¬ independent regions in Sulawesi, Makassar serve as a center of colonial administration of East Indonesia. Three and a half decades Neerlandica, peace under colonial rule was the longest period without war ever experienced by South Sulawesi, and as a result of rapidly developing economies.Makassar residents in that period increased by three times, and the city expanded in all directions. Declared as a Municipality in 1906,