Malacca Sultanate

Malacca Sultanate was a state in Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast Asia) that lasted from c. 1400 to 1511 CE, about 111 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Founded by Parameswara, a prince from Palembang, Malacca became the main port of the straits under Ming protection and spread Islam and Malay court culture through the archipelago. The Portuguese captured it in 1511.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1400 to 1511 CE

Duration

111 years

Type

State

Region

Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Malacca

Came from

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE

Became

• Portuguese Malacca 1511 to 1641 CE
• Johor Sultanate 1528 to 1824 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1405 Zheng He's fleets reach Malacca
• 1431 Ayutthaya sacks Angkor
• 1471 Dai Viet conquers Vijaya
• 1511 Portuguese capture Malacca

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 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
• Aceh Sultanate 1496 to 1903 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
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• 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

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