The Kingdom of Pontianak

Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie is the founder and the first Sultan of the Kingdom of Pontianak. He was born in the year 1142 Hijriah / 1729 / 1730 M, son of Al Habib Husin, a disseminator of the teachings of Islam came Arabic.

Three months after his father died in 1184 in Hijriah Kingdom  Mempwah Syarif Abdurrahman, together with his brothers to discuss the new residence. They leave the boat with 14 Kakap the River  PinRiver pin. Dzuhur time they reached a promontory, Syarif Abdurrahman with followers live there. That place is now known as Coconut High Segedong.

However Syarif Abdurrahman divine that that place is not good place to live and he decided to continue the journey to mudik headwaters. Syarif Abdurrahman place and entourage zuhur Prayer is now known as the Tanjung Dhohor.

When the Kapuas River, they found an island, now known as Stone Researcher, where it is now in place and their descendants Syarif Abdurrahman dimakamkan On the island began to get their interference bogle Pontianak. Syarif Abdurrahman ago ordered all followers to fight so that the ghost-ghost. After that, the entourage back to continue the journey Kapuas River.

By the dawn 14 Rajab 1184 Hijriah or 23 Oktober 1771 they reached the river crossing and the Kapuas After eight days of trees cut down in the mainland, the Syarif Abdurrahman ago to build a house and hall, and then the place was named Pontianak. There are now standing jami mosque and  palace Kadariah

Finally, on 8 months Sya'ban Hijriah 1192, coinciding with the day Monday with the Young King attended by Riau, King Mempawah ,Landak, Kubu and Matan, Syarif Abdurrahman as Pontianak with the title Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Ibn Al Habib Alkadrie.

Pontianak kingdom under the leadership of the city developed as a trading port and a relatively patriarch.