Samudera Pasai Sultanate
Samudera Pasai Sultanate was a state in Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast Asia) that lasted from c. 1267 to 1521 CE, about 254 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).
One of the first Muslim states in Southeast Asia, on the north coast of Sumatra, visited by Marco Polo in 1292 and Ibn Battuta in 1345. The Portuguese took it in 1521, and Aceh absorbed it soon after.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 1267 to 1521 CE
- Duration
- 254 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia
- Language family
- Austronesian
Became
Events in Southeast Asia during its time
- Mongols invade Pagan
- Dai Viet defeats the Mongols
- Mongol expedition to Java
- Zheng He's fleets reach Malacca
- Ayutthaya sacks Angkor
- Dai Viet conquers Vijaya
- Portuguese capture Malacca
- Magellan killed at Mactan
Neighbours in Southeast Asia
- Srivijaya
- Khmer Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Majapahit Empire
- Malacca Sultanate
- Champa
- Bruneian Sultanate
- Sultanate of Sulu
- Lan Na
- Pagan Kingdom
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
Questions
When did Samudera Pasai Sultanate exist?
c. 1267 to 1521 CE, about 254 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Samudera Pasai Sultanate?
Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, in Southeast Asia.
What language did Samudera Pasai Sultanate speak?
Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.
What came after Samudera Pasai Sultanate?
Aceh Sultanate.