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The Malacca Sultanate (Malay: Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: کسلطانن ملاک ) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks c. 1400 as the founding year of the sultanate by King of Singapura, Parameswara , also known as Iskandar Shah, [ 1 ] although earlier dates for ...
Samudera Pasai Sultanate (1267–1521) Malacca Sultanate (1400–1511) Bruneian Sultanate (1363–present) Aceh Sultanate (1496–1904) Demak Sultanate (1475–1554) Cirebon Sultanate (1430–1666) Banten Sultanate (1527–1813) Sultanate of Siak (1723–1949) Aru Kingdom (1225–1613) Sultanate of Langkat (1568–1946) Sultanate of Asahan ...
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum, modern reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate Before the arrival of the first sultan , the area that is now Malacca was a fishing village. Malacca was founded by Parameswara , also known as Iskandar Shah, after discovering a suitable port that was accessible in all seasons and on the strategically ...
The Malacca Sultanate was the first Malay Muslim state based on the peninsula that was also a real regional maritime power. After the fall of Malacca in 1511, several local rulers emerged in the northern part of the peninsula which later fell under Siamese influence, while two princes of the Malaccan royal family founded Johor and Perak ...
Islam made its initial presence in the Malay Peninsula as early as the 10th century, but it was during the 15th century that the religion firmly took root, at least among the court elites, leading to the rise of several sultanates, the most prominent being the Sultanate of Malacca and the Sultanate of Brunei. [6]
The spread of Islam generally followed the trade routes east through the primarily Buddhist region, and a half century later the first dynasty arise in the Malacca in the form of the Sultanate of Malacca, and at the far end of the Archipelago, it was formed by the conversion of one Parameswara Dewa Shah into a Muslim and the adoption of the ...
The prosperity of Malacca as an international port changed the entire Maritime Southeast Asia and its success was admired by kings from neighbouring kingdoms. As a major entreport, Malacca attracted Muslim traders from various part of the world and became a centre of Islam, disseminating the religion throughout the Maritime Southeast Asia.
The city is located along the Maritime Silk Road, proposed by China in 2013. Among the tourist attractions in Malacca City are Porta de Santiago, Jonker Walk, Little India, Portuguese Settlement, Stadthuys, Maritime Museum, Christ Church, Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum and Taming Sari Tower.