The Banten Sultanate (Indonesian: Kasultanan Banten) was a sultanate in Banten, founded in the sixteenth century. It is said to have been founded by Sunan Gunungjati, who later went on to found Cirebon. A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah. ... For the sultanate, see Banten Sultanate. ... Sunan Gunungjati was a Javanese wali who founded the city of Cirebon and the Banten Sultanate. ... Cirebon (formerly Cheribon) is a city on north coast of the Indonesian island of Java. ...