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Raden Patah

Type Figure Region Southeast Asia Time c. 1475–1518 Also known as Sultan Patah of Demak

Raden Patah (c. 1475–1518) was the founding ruler of the Sultanate of Demak in northern Java, regarded as the key figure who established Islam as a p…

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  1. 1511–1515Demak · DemakAfter the fall of Malacca, the trade patterns of northern Java shifted. Raden Patah used his Arab-Javanese royal lineage and networks of Islamic scholars to consolidate port towns such as Demak and Yogyakarta, weakening Majapahit's control over the north coast.
  2. 1516–1518Demak · DemakIn 1518 he formally established the Sultanate of Demak and proclaimed himself sultan, adopting Islam as the founding ideology. It became the first Islamic sultanate in Java and had a profound influence on successor polities such as Banten and Cirebon.
  3. 1518Demak · DemakRaden Patah died in the same year the sultanate was founded; his son Trenggono succeeded him. The Sultanate of Demak continued to expand within the framework he established, becoming the center of political Islamization in 16th-century Java.

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