State

Aceh Sultanate

former sultanate in Southeast Asia

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1496–1903
Founded
1496
Ended
1903
Capital
Banda Aceh
Government
absolute monarchy
Languages
Arabic, Malay, Acehnese
Succeeded by
Dutch East Indies

Overview

The Aceh Sultanate, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam (Acehnese: Acèh Darussalam; Jawoe: اچيه دارالسلام), was a sultanate centered in the modern-day province of Aceh of Indonesia. It was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, before experiencing a long period of decline. Its capital was Kutaraja, the present-day Banda Aceh. Along with Mataram and Makassar, it has been referred to as one of Southeast Asia's major "gunpowder empires".

At its peak it competed with the Sultanate of Johor and Portuguese Malacca, both on the Malay Peninsula, as all three attempted to control the trade through the Strait of Malacca and the regional exports of pepper and tin, with varying success. In addition to its considerable military strength, the court of Aceh became a noted center of Islamic scholarship and trade.

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All rulers (33)

  1. Ali Mughayat Syah1514–1530
  2. Alauddin al-Kahar1537–1571
  3. Ali Ri'ayat Syah I1571–1579
  4. Sultan Muda1579
  5. Alauddin Mansur Syah1579–1585
  6. Zainul Abidin of Aceh1579
  7. Sri Alam1579
  8. Sultan Buyung1585–1589
  9. Alauddin Ri'ayat Syah Sayyid al-Mukammal1589–1605
  10. Ali Ri'ayat Syah III1604–1607
  11. Iskandar Muda1607–1636
  12. Iskandar Thani1636–1641
  13. Taj ul-Alam1641–1675
  14. Nurul Alam Naqiatuddin Syah1675–1678
  15. Inayat Zakiatuddin Syah1678–1688
  16. Zainatuddin of Aceh1688–1699
  17. Badr ul-Alam Syarif Hasyim Jamaluddin1699–1702
  18. Perkasa Alam Syarif Lamtui1702–1703
  19. Jamal ul-Alam Badr ul-Munir1703–1726
  20. Syamsul Alam1726–1727
  21. Jauhar ul-Alam1726
  22. Alauddin Ahmad Syah1727–1735
  23. Alauddin Johan Syah1735–1760
  24. Alauddin Mahmud Syah I1760–1781
  25. Alauddin Muhammad Syah1781–1795
  26. Alauddin Jauhar ul-Alam Syah1795–1815
  27. Syarif Saiful Alam Syah1815–1819
  28. Alauddin Jauhar ul-Alam Syah1819–1823
  29. Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah I1823–1838
  30. Alauddin Ibrahim Mansur Syah1838–1870
  31. Alauddin Sulaiman Ali Iskandar Syah1838–1857
  32. Alauddin Mahmud Syah II1870–1874
  33. Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II1875–1903

Records (7)

  1. 1528 — Battle of AcehNaval battle
  2. 1540 — Johorean invasion of AruWar
  3. 1547 — Battle of Perlis RiverNaval battle
  4. 1573 — Siege of MalaccaSiege
  5. 1575 — Siege of MalaccaSiege
  6. 1615 — Battle of Formoso RiverNaval battle
  7. 1629 — Battle of Duyon RiverNaval battle

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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