Timor was traditionally divided into a large number of small kingdoms whose monarchs were variously known as liurais, rajas, regulos, na'i, etc.
They were drawn into the colonial spheres of the Dutch East India Company and Portugal from the 17th century onwards.
In Portuguese East Timor the kingdoms (reinos) lost much of their functions after 1912, although they have persisted as ritual domains until the present.
[1] Fettors in Kupang during Greater Kupang period Kings of Makir, in Lamaknen[22] Maromak Oan (Divine Sons) of Wehali[39] Liurais of Wehali These kingdoms existed in the territory of the present Democratic Republic of East Timor.
Kerajaan2 Indonesia, GLOBALISE Huygens Institute [1] Uma Breve História do Reino do suco Souro, Lospalos, Município de Lautém, Timor