Iskandar Muda, Sultan · Sultan of Aceh

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Iskandar Mudaإسكندر مودا

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The sultan under whom Aceh became the strongest Muslim state in the Malay world.

He built a powerful fleet, controlled the pepper trade and fought the Portuguese at Malacca, losing a great siege in 1629. His court welcomed scholars, and Aceh became known as 'the Veranda of Makkah'.

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