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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 ...
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 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 ...
Sultan Mahmud Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah (died 1528) ruled the Sultanate of Malacca from 1488 to 1511, and again as pretender to the throne from 1513 to 1528. He was son to Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. [1]: 246 As a monarch, he was known to be ruthless ruler. After the capture of Malacca and the downfall of the century long ...
The map of Malacca Sultanate, Aru shown on the east coast of North Sumatra, southeast from Peureulak. The discovery of Muslim headstones at burial sites in Kota Rentang suggests that the ruling elites of Aru Kingdom, the King and his family, has converted to Islam.
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]
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum, modern reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate. Before the arrival of the first sultan, the area that's now Malacca was a fishing village. Malacca was founded by Parameswara, also known as Iskandar Shah.
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 ...