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Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II is a National Hero who came from Palembang, South Sumatera. He was born in 1768 with the first name Raden Hasan, son of Sultan Muhammad Nadauddin. Since childhood he showed an outstanding intellect. Character hard and fast in the establishment. What he thinks is right, will be defended. In addition, he is very friendly and jaunty. All of that makes it always looks as a leader among peers.Education he received as a child hard enough and full of discipline.
In addition to education of parents in the Empire,Prince Hassan also deepen Islam in the mosque.Mosque is a kind of boarding school. Prince Hasan mastered Arabic and Portuguese. He memorized the Qur'an. Knowledge can be a provision in the future.Prince Hasan being a child his father's trust and is entitled to the Sultan. "You're going to take my place as the Sultan," said his father told Prince Hasan. After his father died, Prince Sultan Hasan was crowned with a glass of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II. He was Sultan is very simple and loved by his people. As a person who controlled the empire, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II did not hesitate to travel to meet with people. He knew what people needed. At the time of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II reign, the Netherlands suffered the defeat of France. At that time the Dutch authorities called King William V fled to England.

England gained the trust of the Dutch government to control the colony, including the Dutch East Indies or Indonesia. "Thank you for the trust given to me," said Raffles of the British who were given the task to be Governor General of Dutch East Indies. Since then,Raffles control the whole government of the Netherlands East Indies including the Sultanate of Palembang.
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II not pleased with the presence of the invaders. On March 20, 1812, Governor General of Raffles sent a fleet to the Sultanate of Palembang. "Destroy the invaders!", Said Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II member spirit of its people.

British fleet attempted to land in Palembang was met with determined resistance. The battle was fierce. In battle, the British suffered a defeat. In the UK it also saati acknowledge Palembang Sultanate.
Next Britain handed back to the Dutch East Indies or Indonesia to the Netherlands. Holland was to take back control of the Sultanate of Palembang.
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II again rejected the arrival of the Dutch colonists. So Palembang 1819-1821 war erupted. "United we stand, divided we fall divorced," the phrase that always echoed in the hearts of the people of the Sultanate of Palembang. To hinder the arrival of the Dutch fleet, the people united wooden poles planted strong and sharp at the bottom of the river Musi. By using a strategy that, their efforts succeeded. Dutch ships a lot of poles stuck in it and as forces of the Sultanate of Palembang is also an all-out storm. Palembang Sultanate forces attack caused many casualties in the Netherlands. They failed to land on the river Musi. This failure upset the Leaders of the Dutch army in Batavia. "Let's send a powerful fleet,"exclaimed General Schubert Dutch squad leader as he clenched his hands. "We must not lose with the Little Emperor," he added.
Delivery of a massive fleet to penetrate the Dutch
territory of the Sultanate of Palembang. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II troops no less speedily with the Dutch fleet. They have had a premonition that the Netherlands would be all-out attack. "Keep tight around the Musi river," the command of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to all the people."Do not have any holes for the needle!" He added.Empire troops and people to work together to keep along the Musi river armed with courage and high spirits.War was inevitable. Many Dutch soldiers shot and fell into the sea. Here and there are sounds yelled Palembang army victory. But unexpectedly the Netherlands offered a truce. The people of Palembang in fact had always wanted to make peace, also against the Dutch, the Dutch respect for the Sultanate of Palembang.

Negotiations carried on board the Dutch. It turned out that the talks are just a trap. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II arrested. At first the Emperor was taken to Batavia, then exiled to Ternate. But resistance to the Dutch are still common. In 1825,the Sultanate of Palembang was dissolved and the status is considered as an area of ​​ residency. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II was in exile for 31 years. He died in 1852. Of his services, the Indonesian government granted him a National Hero.