Iskandar Muda

Iskandar Muda
Sultan Iskandar Muda's tomb in Banda Aceh
Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam
Reign4 April 1607 – 27 December 1636
PredecessorAli Ri'ayat Syah III
SuccessorIskandar Thani
Born1583
Banda Aceh, Aceh Sultanate (now Indonesia)
Died27 December 1636
Banda Aceh, Aceh Sultanate (now Indonesia)
SpouseKamaliah of Pahang (Putroe Phang)
IssueCrown Prince Meurah Pupok
Putri Sri Alam
Raja Abdul Jalil Shah I of Asahan
HouseMeukuta Alam
FatherSultan Mansyur Syah
MotherPuteri Raja Inderabangsa
ReligionSunni

Iskandar Muda (1583?[1] – 27 December 1636[2]) was the twelfth Sultan of Acèh Darussalam, under whom the sultanate achieved its greatest territorial extent, holding sway as the strongest power and wealthiest state in the western Indonesian archipelago and the Strait of Malacca. "Iskandar Muda" literally means "young Alexander," and his conquests were often compared to those of Alexander the Great.[2] In addition to his notable conquests, during his reign, Aceh became known as an international centre of Islamic learning and trade. He was the last Sultan of Aceh who was a direct lineal male descendant of Ali Mughayat Syah, the founder of the Aceh Sultanate. Iskandar Muda's death meant that the founding dynasty of the Aceh Sultanate, the House of Meukuta Alam died out and was replaced by another dynasty.

  1. ^ World Book article[permanent dead link], accessed 4 January 2007
  2. ^ a b Yusra Habib Abdul Gani, Sultan Iskandar Muda Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 4 January 2007