Ternate waa mid ka mid ah boqortooyooyinka ugu da'da weyn ee Muslimka ah ee Indonesia, oo uu aasaasay Baab Mashur Malamo sanadkii 1257. Waxay gaadhay Da'da Dahabka ah intii lagu jiray boqortooyadii Sultan Baabullah (1570<unk>1583) waxayna ka koobnayd inta badan qaybta bari ee Indonesia iyo qayb ka mid ah koonfurta Filibiin. Ternate wuxuu ahaa soo saaraha ugu weyn ee cloves iyo awood goboleed laga bilaabo qarniyadii 15aad ilaa 17aad. Su'aal: Yaa soo saaray cloves?
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