Sultanate of Perak

This article is about the specific polity Sultanate of Perak and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Establishment

• January 1529: When the Sultanate of Malacca empire fell to Portugal in 1511, Sultan Mahmud Syah I retreated to Kampar, Sumatra, and died there in 1528. He left behind two princes named Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II and Sultan Muzaffar Syah. The former went on to establish the Sultanate of Johor. Muzaffar Syah was invited to rule Perak: he became the first sultan of Perak.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Conquests of Iskandar Muda

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

• January 1608: Alauddin Riayat Shah ibn Firman Shah conquered Pahang, a tin-producing region of the Malayan Peninsula.
• January 1630: Aceh conquers the region of Kedah.
• January 1630: Expansion of the Sultanate of Aceh by 1630.

Disestablishment

• January 1630: Aceh conquers the region of Kedah.
• January 1630: Expansion of the Sultanate of Aceh by 1630.