Bone was an
adat-based
Bugis kingdom whose origins can be traced back to the early 15th century. Its chronicle (as yet unpublished) provides detailed information on its rulers, starting from La Umasa, who ruled in the early 15th century, through to La Tenrtatta, who died in 1699. Under La Umasa and his nephew La Saliu (Kerrépelua) who succeeded him, Bone expanded from a handful of settlements around the modern capital Watampone to a small kingdom roughly one-third the size of Kabupaten Bone (the present regency). In the early 16th century the kingdom expanded northwards, fighting with Luwu for control of the mouth of the River Cenrana, a major east coast trade exit. In 1582 Bone entered an alliance with the
Wajo and
Soppeng kingdoms for mutual defence against the rising power of
Gowa-
Tallo. This alliance became known as ''Tellumpocco'e
( the Three Summits) or LaMumpatue Ri Timurung'' ( The burying of the stones at Timurung). in 16th century In 1611, during the reign of the tenth king of Bone We Tenrituppu MatinroE ri Sidenreng, Bone was invaded by the Sultanate of Gowa and pressured to convert to Islam. Bone State later enjoyed a period of prosperity in the middle of the 17th century. Following a military defeat during the
South Sulawesi expeditions of 1905, the Bone State lost its independence to the Dutch. Bone, along with Gowa, became under direct administration. In the late 1920s, the Dutch restored many royal rulers as a way to suppress the tide of nationalist sentiment. Bone was no exception; in 1931,
Mappanyuki, a scion of both the houses of Gowa and Bone, was restored to his family's ancestral position in Watampone. In May 1950, the people held demonstrations in Watampone against the royalty and Bone's membership in the
State of East Indonesia. This caused the sultan to join Indonesia. ==List of rulers==