Entry record from de Clercq (1890): Ternate
Page number: 294
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• a district on the east coast of North Halmahera, which belongs to the Sultanate of Ternate.district op de oostkust van Noord-Halmahera, behoorende tot het sultanaat Ternate.
Note: In the text it is indicated as a place of exile, since it has long been the custom to exile people who misbehaved on Ternate to Halmahera