السلطانة صفية الدين
Sultanah Safiatuddin and the queens of Aceh
1051 AH · 1641 CE
Banda Aceh آتشيه
On the death of her husband Iskandar Thani, Safiatuddin, daughter of Iskandar Muda, became ruler of Aceh. She reigned for 34 years, and three more queens followed her until 1699. Under her the scholars Nur al-Din al-Raniri and 'Abd al-Ra'uf al-Singkili served at court.
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Sources
- M. C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1200 (4th ed., 2008)
- Azyumardi Azra, The Origins of Islamic Reformism in Southeast Asia (2004)
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.