 In 1776, the regent of Tjianjoer Wiratanu Datar VI created a "kepatihan" (viceregency) named Tjikole Viceregency which consisted the districts of Goenoengparang, Tjimahi, Tjiheoelang, Tjitjoeroeg, Djampangtengah and Djampangkoelon with its administrative center in Tjikole (now part of Sukabumi).On January 13, 1815 under the British rule, the Tjikole Viceregency renamed as Soekaboemi Viceregency.The name Soekaboemi was proposed by a Dutch surgeon and plantation owner named Dr. Andries de Wilde, who owned a plantation and resided in the viceregency.