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Sultan of Aceh

Aceh Sultanate
Keurajeuën Acèh Darussalam
كاورجاون اچيه دارالسلام
Protectorate of the Ottoman Empire (1569–1903)
1496–1903
Alam Peudeung Mirah Coat of arms
Extent of Aceh Sultanate during the reign of Iskandar Muda, 1608–1637.
Capital Kutaraja, Bandar Aceh Darussalam (modern Banda Aceh)
Languages Acehnese, Malay, Arabic
Religion Sunni Islam
Government Monarchy
Sultan
 •  1496–1528 Ali Mughayat Syah
 •  1875–1903 Muhammad Daud Syah
History
 •  Coronation of the first Sultan 1496
 •  Aceh War 1903
Currency Native gold and silver coins
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Pasai
Dutch East Indies
Today part of  Indonesia
 Malaysia

The Sultanate of Aceh, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam (Acehnese: Keurajeuën Acèh Darussalam; Jawoë: كاورجاون اچيه دارالسلام), was a Sultanate centred in the modern-day Indonesian province of Aceh. It was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, before experiencing a long period of decline. Its capital was Kutaraja, the present-day Banda Aceh.

At its peak it was a formidable enemy of the Sultanate of Johor and Portuguese-controlled Malacca, both on the Malayan Peninsula, as all three attempted to control the trade through the Strait of Malacca and the regional exports of pepper and tin with fluctuating success. In addition to its considerable military strength, the court of Aceh became a noted centre of Islamic scholarship and trade.

Aceh's early history is unclear, but in one version it was founded by the Cham people. The Acehnese language is one of the 10 languages of the Aceh-Chamic language group. According to the Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals), the Champa king Syah Pau Kubah had a son Syah Pau Ling who escaped when the capital Vijaya was sacked by the Vietnamese Lê dynasty in 1471, and who later founded the Aceh kingdom.


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