Saidi Berkat

Saidi Berkat
Saidi Berkat receiving the Dutch, from a 1607 book.
Sultan of Ternate
Reign1583–1606
PredecessorBabullah
SuccessorMudafar Syah I
Bornc. 1563
Died1628
Manila, Philippines
FatherBabullah
MotherBega
ReligionSunni Islam

Sultan Saidi Berkat (Jawi: سلطان سعيد الدين برکت‎; c. 1563 – 1628) was the eighth Sultan of Ternate in the Maluku Islands. His capital and seat of power was in the city of Ternate. He succeeded to the extensive east Indonesian realm built up by his father Sultan Babullah, reigning from 1583 to 1606. The Spanish, who colonized the Philippines and had interests in Maluku, repeatedly tried to subdue Ternate, but were unsuccessful in their early attempts. Saidi's reign coincides with the arrival of the Dutch in Maluku, which indirectly caused his deposal and exile through a Spanish invasion.