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Aceh Sultanate

former sultanate in Southeast Asia

Key facts

Status: Vassal of the Pedir Kingdom (1497–1514) Protectorate of the Ottoman Empire (1569–1903)
Capital: Kutaraja or Bandar Aceh Darussalam (modern Banda Aceh ), (1496–1875) , Pagar Ayer , (1875–1878) , Indrapuri , (1878–1879) , Keumala , (1879–1898) , Kuta Sawang , (1898) , Batee Illiek-Samalanga , (1898–1901) , Loyang Sekam-Laut , (1901–1903)
Common languages: Acehnese , Malay , Arabic , and other local Language
Other languages: Ottoman Turkish , Persian , Urdu , Spanish , Portuguese , English , Dutch , Tamil , Hindi , Bengali , Siamese , Minangkabau , Javanese , Sundanese , Bataks
Religion: Sunni Islam
Demonym: Acehnese
1465 1496 first: Muzaffar Syah
1514 1530 the unifier: Ali Mughayat Syah
1607 1636 peak of expansion: Iskandar Muda
1875 1903 last: Alauddin Muhammad Daud Syah II
1496 1523 first: Raja Ibrahim
1878 1894 last: Tuanku Hasyim Banta Muda
The unification of aceh under ali mughay: c. 1514–1530
Acehnese portuguese conflicts: 1519–1639
The resurrection of alauddin al qahhar: 1607–1636
Expansion under iskandar muda: 1607–1636
Reign of the queens sultanahs: 1641–1699
Decline of central authority: 18th century

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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.