Samudera Pasai Sultanate
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. 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.
Samudera Pasai Sultanate كسلطانن سامودرا ڤاساي | |||||||||||
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| 1267–1524 | |||||||||||
Map of Pasai, at today's Lhokseumawe of Sumatra, Aceh province. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Pasai | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Old Malay | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||
• 1267–1297 | Malik ul Salih (founder) | ||||||||||
• 1514–1517 | Zainal Abidin IV (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Foundation | 1267 | ||||||||||
• Portuguese invasion | 1521 | ||||||||||
• Annexation by the Aceh Sultanate | 1524 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dirham coins | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia | ||||||||||
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Little evidence has been left to allow for historical study of the kingdom.
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