Ratu Kalinyamat

Ratna Kencana
Nimas Ratu Kalinyamat
Modern painting of Ratu Kalinyamat
Queen of Kalinyamat
Reign1549–1579
Predecessor"Monarch Established"
SuccessorPangeran Arya Jepara
SpouseSultan Hadlirin
FatherSultan Trenggana
ReligionIslam

Ratu Kalinyamat or Ratna Kencana (died 1579) was the queen regnant of Kalinyamat and Jepara, a Javanese Islamic polity on northern coast of Central Java in ca. 1549–1579. She is mainly known for her attack and naval expeditions against Portuguese Malacca.

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