The origin of City Name Bengkalis

The origin of the name of the town Bengkalis taken from the word "mengkal" meaning sad or Sebak and "Kalis" which means steadfast, patient and hold exams this word is taken from the expression of sultanas small to aides and followers when the king arrived at the island of Bengkalis when they want to seize the throne Johor royal. With the phrase "mengkal" heart feels this because it is not recognized as a sultana who ruled the country, but not mengapalah, we are still "Kalis" to accept this situation.

So that it became the talk of the population that the king was still Kalis mengkal but eventually it became an expression of the words, "oh king was Mengkalis". This story arises from the word "Mengkalis", and over time turned into Bengkalis said.

Bengkalis history began when Mr. Small King Sultana title Jalil Abdul Rahmat Shah of land in Bengkalis in 1722. He was welcomed by the Inner Senggoro and some shoots inner parts "native" Inner Merbau, Inner Strait Tebingtinggi and others.

Small Sultana news is the heir to the king dom of Johor further grow the inner-inner respect intended, so they proposed that the Small King rouse his king dom on the island of Bengkalis.

However, through consultation with Datuk Laksemana Bukit Batu, Datuk Coastal, Datuk Tanah Datar, Datuk Fifty and Datuk Kampar and the mind, it was agreed that the center of the king was established near the River Sabak Aur Buantan one child Siak River. Center of the king was established in 1723.

This is then developed into the royal king of Siak Sri Indra Pura, who once controlled a wide area on

the coast of northern Sumatra and central to the border of Aceh.

Historical records indicate that Bengkalis been a home base Siak King. Bengkalis-lah insight in establishing the Kingdom of Siak agreed upon. And in Bengkalis also the moral support of the people combined when he came out of Bintan.

History also records, after the Netherlands more powerful, then Bengkalis also become the seat of the Resident of the East Coast of Sumatra Island under an agreement with Sultan Syarif Kasim Abdul Jalil Syarifudin handed over to the Dutch East Indies island of Bengkalis dated July 26, 1823.

Then, in the same history, before the arrival of Small Sultana, Bengkalis has shown an important role in the flow of commercial traffic in the Straits of Melaka. Especially as a stopover merchants out of the Siak River.

Even since in Tapung (Petapahan) found tin (1674) and gold, Bengkalis role in relations with the Melaka empire in the east coast of Sumatra even greater, especially in the establishment of the Kingdom Gasib.

In the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah of the year (1459-1477) Gasib controlled by Melaka, Sultana Gasib who have embraced Islam, in-Islamized and given the title Sultan "Ibrahim" and was made Deputy Sultan of Melaka in Gasib. Since the Kingdom of Gasib under the leadership of Sultan Ibrahim (before on-Islamized named Megat Kudu) into the area of ​​Islamic development.