Keumalahayati

Laksamana

Keumalahayati
The painting of Malahayati
Born(1550-01-01)1 January 1550
Aceh Besar, Aceh Sultanate
Died30 June 1615(1615-06-30) (aged 65)
Cape of Krueng Raya, Aceh Sultanate
Buried
Krueng Raya, Lamreh, Aceh Besar
5°35′28.9″N 95°31′40.3″E / 5.591361°N 95.527861°E / 5.591361; 95.527861
Allegiance Aceh Sultanate
BranchInong Balee
Service years1585–1615
RankAdmiral (Laksamana)
Conflicts
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia

Keumalahayati, or Malahayati (fl. 16th century), was an admiral of the Aceh Sultanate navy, which ruled the area of modern Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. She is described as the first woman admiral in the modern world. Her troops were drawn from Aceh's widows and the army named the "Inong Balee", after Fort Inong Balee.

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