Ternate waxay awood u lahayd dhamaadkii qarnigii 16aad, xilligii Suldaan Baabullah (1570<unk>1583), markii ay saameyn ku yeelatay inta badan qaybta bari ee Sulawesi, aagga Ambon iyo Seram, jasiiradda Timor, qaybo ka mid ah koonfurta Mindanao iyo sidoo kale qaybo ka mid ah Papua. Waxay si joogto ah ugu lug lahayd tartan adag oo ku saabsan xakameynta hareeraheeda oo ay la leedahay Suldaanka Tidore ee u dhow. Sida laga soo xigtay taariikhyahan Leonard Andaya, Ternate "dualistic" tartanka Tidore waa mawduuc ka jira taariikhda hore ee Jasiiradaha Maluku. Su'aal: Meelaha uu Suldaan Baabullah ku jiray saameyntiisa intii uu xukunka ku jiray?
Sulawesi, aagga Ambon iyo Seram, jasiiradda Timor, qaybo ka mid ah koonfurta Mindanao iyo sidoo kale qaybo ka mid ah Papua