Malik al-Salih, Sultan · First sultan of Samudra Pasai

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RulerSultan · First sultan of Samudra Pasai

Malik al-Salihالملك الصالح

Traditional date, disputedSamudra Pasai

The first Muslim ruler of Samudra Pasai in Sumatra, whose gravestone is dated 1297.

Local chronicles say he accepted Islam and took the name Malik al-Salih. His port became an early centre of Islam in Southeast Asia, later visited by Ibn Battuta.

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