Aceh Sultanate

Aceh Sultanate was a state in Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1496 to 1903 CE, about 407 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Founded at the northern tip of Sumatra, Aceh peaked under Iskandar Muda (1607 to 1636) as master of the pepper trade. It fought the Dutch in the Aceh War from 1873, and its last sultan surrendered in 1903.

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Facts

Dates

1496 to 1903 CE

Duration

407 years

Type

State

Region

Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Banda Aceh

Came from

• Samudera Pasai Sultanate c. 1267 to 1521 CE

Became

• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1511 Portuguese capture Malacca
• 1521 Magellan killed at Mactan
• 1565 Manila galleon route opens
• 1619 Batavia founded
• 1767 Fall of Ayutthaya
• 1815 Eruption of Tambora
• 1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty
• 1883 Krakatoa erupts

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 CE
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Malacca Sultanate c. 1400 to 1511 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1405 to 1915 CE
• Lan Na 1292 to 1775 CE
• Later Le dynasty 1428 to 1789 CE
• Lan Xang 1353 to 1707 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia

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