The Sultanate of Cirebon (Indonesian: Kesultanan Cirebon, Sundanese: Kasultanan Cirebon) is an Islamic sultanate in West Java founded in the late fifteenth century.
It is said to have been founded by Sunan Gunungjati, marked by his letter proclaimed Cirebon's independence from Pajajaran in 1482, although the settlement and the polity itself already established earlier in 1445.
Sunan Gunungjati also establishes the Sultanate of Banten.
It is one of the earliest Islamic states established in Java, around the same period with the Sultanate of Demak.The sultanate court lies near the modern day city of Cirebon on West Java's north coast.
Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the sultanate thrives and becomes the region's center of trade and commerce, as well as serving as a center of Islamic learning.
The sultanate splits into four royal houses, starting in 1677.
Today there are four kratons (palaces) in Cirebon; Keraton Kasepuhan, Kraton Kanoman, Keraton Kacirebonan, and Keraton Keprabonan, each has their own lineage and all are the descendants and remnants of the Cirebon Sultanate.
