Belu (province)

Belu (also Belos or Behale)[1] was the Portuguese name for eastern part of Timor island, which included the kingdoms of Wehali, Lichisana and Suai-Cabanaza. In 1756 the western part of Belu and West Timor fell to the Dutch.

Timor island

See also

References
  1. H.G. Schulte Nordholt (2013). M.J.L. Yperen (ed.). The Political System of the Atoni of Timor. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 94-015-1013-X.
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