Polity Asahan Sultanate (Aceh)

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Was a Malay sultanate located in the north-east of the island of Sumatra. For the first 200 years of its existence, the sultanate was a vassal of the Aceh Sultanate.

Establishment

  • January 1631: The Asahan Sultanate was founded around 1630 by Rajah Abdul Jalil, the son of Sultan Iskandar Muda of Aceh. The territory was located in present-day Indonesia, near the coast of the Malacca Strait.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Iskandar Muda

Expansion during the rule of Iskandar Muda in the Aceh Sultanate.

  • January 1631: The Asahan Sultanate was founded around 1630 by Rajah Abdul Jalil, the son of Sultan Iskandar Muda of Aceh. The territory was located in present-day Indonesia, near the coast of the Malacca Strait.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1633: In 1632, Sri Paduka Tuanku Gocah Pahlawan was appointed the vice of Sultan Iskandar Muda to rule the former territory of Aru.

Disestablishment

  • January 1814: Asahan remained indebted to Aceh until the beginning of the 19th century. After this, it declared itself independent under Sultan Muhammad Husain Rahmad Shah. During his 46-year rule, more and more trade was conducted with Europeans and this led to an agreement with the government of the Dutch East Indies.