Iskandar Thani Alauddin Mughayat Syah (1610 – 15 February 1641) was the thirteenth sultan of Aceh, following the powerful Iskandar Muda. Iskandar Thani was the son of the 11th sultan of Pahang, Ahmad Shah II, who was brought to Aceh in the conquest of Pahang in 1617 by Iskandar Muda. He married the sultan's daughter, the later Sulṭāna Taj ul-Alam, and succeeded Iskandar Muda as sultan when he died in 1636.
Reigning in the wake of the rout of the Acehnese fleet in 1629, Iskandar Thani was not able to continue his predecessor's military successes. He was a strong ruler, able to suppress the orang kaya (Acehnese nobility) and working to centralize royal power as Iskandar Muda had done.[1] His rule was too short to make major accomplishments, however, and after his death the elite re-asserted their influence, and placed his widow, Taj ul-Alam, on the throne, the first of several weak sultans.[2]
Like Iskandar Muda's, the court of Iskandar Thani was known as a center of Islamic learning. He was the patron of Nuruddin ar-Raniri, an Islamic scholar from Gujarat who arrived in Aceh in 1637. Ar-Raniri denounced the work of earlier scholars from Iskandar Muda's court, and ordered their books to be burned while establishing literary and religious standards.[3]
iskandar, thani, alauddin, mughayat, syah, 1610, february, 1641, thirteenth, sultan, aceh, following, powerful, iskandar, muda, 11th, sultan, pahang, ahmad, shah, brought, aceh, conquest, pahang, 1617, iskandar, muda, married, sultan, daughter, later, sulṭāna,. Iskandar Thani Alauddin Mughayat Syah 1610 15 February 1641 was the thirteenth sultan of Aceh following the powerful Iskandar Muda Iskandar Thani was the son of the 11th sultan of Pahang Ahmad Shah II who was brought to Aceh in the conquest of Pahang in 1617 by Iskandar Muda He married the sultan s daughter the later Sulṭana Taj ul Alam and succeeded Iskandar Muda as sultan when he died in 1636 Iskandar ThaniSulṭan of Aceh DarussalamReign27 December 1636 15 February 1641PredecessorIskandar MudaSuccessorTaj ul Alam SafiatuddinBorn1610Pahang Pahang Sultanate vassal of Ottoman Empire now Malaysia Died15 February 1641Banda Aceh Aceh Sultanate Ottoman Empire now Indonesia SpouseTaj ul Alam SafiatuddinHousePahangFatherAhmad Shah II of PahangMotherPutri Bongsu Chandra DewiReligionIslamReigning in the wake of the rout of the Acehnese fleet in 1629 Iskandar Thani was not able to continue his predecessor s military successes He was a strong ruler able to suppress the orang kaya Acehnese nobility and working to centralize royal power as Iskandar Muda had done 1 His rule was too short to make major accomplishments however and after his death the elite re asserted their influence and placed his widow Taj ul Alam on the throne the first of several weak sultans 2 Like Iskandar Muda s the court of Iskandar Thani was known as a center of Islamic learning He was the patron of Nuruddin ar Raniri an Islamic scholar from Gujarat who arrived in Aceh in 1637 Ar Raniri denounced the work of earlier scholars from Iskandar Muda s court and ordered their books to be burned while establishing literary and religious standards 3 See also editAcehnese Portuguese conflictsNotes edit Barwise and White 117 Ricklefs 35 Ricklefs 51References editJ M Barwise and N J White A Traveller s History of Southeast Asia New York Interlink Books 2002 M C Ricklefs A History of Modern Indonesia Since c 1300 2nd ed Stanford Stanford University Press 1994 Preceded byIskandar Muda Sulṭan of Aceh Darussalam27 December 1636 15 February 1641 Succeeded byTaj ul Alam nbsp This Indonesian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iskandar Thani amp oldid 1170355258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
