Aceh Sultanate
Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam Keurajeuën Acèh Darussalam (Acehnese) کراجاءن اچيه دارالسلام | |||||||||||||
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| 1496–1903 | |||||||||||||
Map of the Aceh Sultanate in 1629 | |||||||||||||
| Status | Protectorate of the Ottoman Empire (1569–1903) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Kutaraja or Bandar Aceh Darussalam (modern Banda Aceh) (1496–1875) Pagar Ayer (1875–1878) Indrapuri (1878–1879) Keumala (1879–1898) Kuta Sawang (1898) Batee Illiek-Samalanga (1898–1901) Loyang Sekam-Laut (1901–1903) | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Acehnese, Malay, Arabic | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
| Demonym | Acehnese | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||||
• 1496–1530 | Ali Mughayat Syah | ||||||||||||
• 1607–1636 | Iskandar Muda | ||||||||||||
• 1875–1903 | Alauddin Muhammad Daud Syah II | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Coronation of the first Sultan | 1496 | ||||||||||||
| 1519–1639 | |||||||||||||
• Aceh War | 1873–1904 | ||||||||||||
• The dissolution of the Aceh Sultanate by the Dutch | 1903 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Native gold and silver coins | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia Malaysia | ||||||||||||
The Aceh Sultanate, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam (Acehnese: Acèh Darussalam; Jawoë: اچيه دارالسلام), was a sultanate centered in the modern-day province Indonesia of Aceh. It was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, before experiencing a long period of decline. Its capital was Kutaraja, the present-day Banda Aceh.
At its peak it competed with the Sultanate of Johor and Portuguese Malacca, both on the Malay Peninsula, as all three attempted to control the trade through the Strait of Malacca and the regional exports of pepper and tin, with varying success. In addition to its considerable military strength, the court of Aceh became a noted center of Islamic scholarship and trade.