Sultanate of Deli كسلتانن دلي دارالميمون |
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Protectorate of the Sultanate of Aceh (1632–1669) Protectorate of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura (1669–1854) Protectorate of the Sultanate of Aceh (1854–1862) Protectorate of the Netherlands East Indies (1862–1946) |
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Capital | Deli Tua Labuhan Deli Medan |
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Languages | Malay | |||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | |||||||||
Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
Sultan | ||||||||||
• | 1632–1669 | Tuanku Panglima Gocah Pahlawan | ||||||||
• | 1858–1873 | Sultan Mahmud Al Rashid Perkasa Alam Shah | ||||||||
• | 1945–1967 | Sultan Osman Al Sani Perkasa Alamsyah | ||||||||
• | 2005–present | Sultan Mahmud Lamanjiji Perkasa Alam | ||||||||
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• | Founded | 1632 | ||||||||
• | Join to Republic of Indonesia | 1946 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Indonesia |
Sultanate of Deli (Indonesian: Kesultanan Deli Darul Maimoon; Jawi: كسلتانن دلي دارالميمون) is a 1,820 km² state in east Sumatra founded in 1630. A tributary kingdom from 1630 it was controlled by various Sultanates until 1814, when it became an independent sultanate and broke away from the Sultanate of Siak.
The ruler of Aceh converted to Islam in the mid-15th century. The Sultanate of Aceh was founded by Ali Mughayat Syah, who began campaigns to extend his control over northern Sumatra in 1520. The sultan Iskandar Muda expanded Aceh by conquest. In 1612 Deli was militarily defeated and annexed. Dutch intervention in 1861, which resulted in a contract with the Netherlands East Indies the following year, helped to recognise Deli's independence from Aceh and Siak.
Now part of Indonesia, the sultanate remains as a symbol of the history of Medan.
The history of the Sultanate of Deli and also the Sultanate of Serdang are closely related to the heyday of the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam during the administration of Sultan Iskandar Muda (1607-1636). Aceh Darussalam started its expansion in 1612 by invading the cities along the East Coast of Sumatra. Deli harbour was conquered in six weeks, while the Kingdom of Aru surrendered in early 1613 AD. The Kingdom of Aru, located in East Sumatra, was called the Kingdom of Haru, in some works such as those of Tuanku Luckman Sinar Basarshah II who frequently wrote about the history of the kingdoms of East Sumatra.