6 moments

  1. Birth in Banda Aceh

    · Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia

    Birth in Banda Aceh
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    Iskandar Muda was born in Banda Aceh, then part of the Aceh Sultanate. The year, rather than a day or month, is the maximum precision supported by the source.

  2. Flight to Pidie

    · Pidie, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia

    After falling out with his uncle, Sultan Ali Ri'ayat Syah III, the future sultan fled to Pidie, where his uncle Husain ruled as a vassal. The source dates the flight only approximately; coordinates are a representative point for the historically named Pidie area.

  3. Defense during the Portuguese expedition

    · Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia

    Defense during the Portuguese expedition
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    Released from imprisonment during the Portuguese attack, Iskandar Muda took part in the defense of Aceh and gained standing at court. The source identifies Aceh rather than a more precise battlefield; coordinates represent the historic Aceh capital/port area in present-day Banda Aceh.

  4. Water banquet during Thomas Best's visit

    · Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia

    Water banquet during Thomas Best's visit
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    During the English voyage led by Thomas Best, Iskandar Muda held a ceremonial water banquet in Aceh. The evidence gives a date range of 1–5 May 1613; month precision is used. Coordinates represent the historic Aceh capital/port area in present-day Banda Aceh.

  5. Presence at Pedir

    · Pidie, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia

    Presence at Pedir
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    When the English ship Hector arrived, Iskandar Muda was at Pedir (Pidie), a significant Acehnese coastal district. Coordinates are a representative point for the historically named Pedir/Pidie area.

  6. Death in Banda Aceh

    · Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia

    Death in Banda Aceh
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    Iskandar Muda died in Banda Aceh, ending a reign that had begun in 1607.

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