Samudera Pasai Sultanate

Samudera Pasai Sultanate
كسلطانن سامودرا ڤاساي
1267–1524
Map of Pasai, at today's Lhokseumawe of Sumatra, Aceh province.
Map of Pasai, at today's Lhokseumawe of Sumatra, Aceh province.
CapitalPasai
Common languagesOld Malay
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Sultan 
• 1267–1297
Malik ul Salih (founder)
• 1514–1517
Zainal Abidin IV (last)
History 
• Foundation
1267
• Portuguese invasion
1521
1524
CurrencyDirham coins
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Peureulak Sultanate
Aceh Sultanate
Today part ofIndonesia

The Samudera Pasai Sultanate (Malay: كسلطانن سامودرا ڤاساي), also known as Samudera or Pasai or Samudera Darussalam or Pacem, was a Muslim kingdom on the north coast of Sumatra from the 13th to the 16th centuries.

Little evidence has been left to allow for historical study of the kingdom.[1] The kingdom was believed to have been founded by Merah Silu, who later converted to Islam and adopted the name Malik ul Salih, in the year 1267 CE.[2] After the 1521 Portuguese invasion, the garrison evacuated Pasai in 1524 and the first Sultan of Aceh, Ali Mughayat Syah, annexed the territory.

  1. ^ Ricklefs, M.C. 1991. A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1300. 2nd ed., Stanford: Stanford University Press, p. 15. ISBN 0-333-57690-X
  2. ^ "Samudra Pasai worthy to be world historical site". Republika Online. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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