Sandokan ist known as a hero in some TV-series. Nevertheless, he has only been on TV or cinema-films because of the Italian author Emilio Salgari who was written many novels on Sandokan. Some people are convinced that Emilio Salgari has invented Sandokan, but that is not true: Sandokan has really existed!
Here you can find information on the real, the "historical" Sandokan, on his island Mompracem, on Emilio Salgari and his novel-cycle on Sandokan (Ciclo dei Pirati della Malesia), on the many Sandokan-films, on Syarif Osman, the leader of Marudu Bay who was a compagnion of the historical Sandokan, and finally on me, too. Please do not click on the menu above, because that leads to the content in German. Please select from the content listed so far below!
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The information, which is published on this page, is based on my research work on Sandokan, so please do not copy anything from this page without asking me!
If you want to ask me anything in connection with Sandokan, please use the following e-mail: Bianca [at] Mompracem.de
Dr. Bianca Maria Gerlich
1st February, 2022 / 19th June, 2026
Finally online: My presentation on SANDOKAN
For anyone who missed the talk or found the journey to Kota Kinabalu too far: The text and slides from my presentation on the historical and literary Sandokan—delivered on July 25, 2025, in Kota Kinabalu—are finally online, along with plenty of photos, of course!