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Sultan Agung

Type Figure Region Southeast Asia Time 1593–1645 Also known as Sultan Agung、Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo、苏丹阿贡

Sultan Agung (1593–1645), third ruler of Mataram in Java, r. 1613–1645; he unified much of central Java, failed to take Batavia in 1628–1629, and con…

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  1. 1631–1635Kotagede · YogyakartaAfter the siege of Batavia, Sultan Agung continued in the 1630s to consolidate the vassal states of central Java, strengthen control of coastal trading ports, and combine Islamic ritual with Javanese court tradition, cementing Mataram as Java's strongest polity.
  2. 1636–1640North coast of Java · JavaDuring this period Mataram maintained a tense standoff with the Dutch East India Company; Sultan Agung limited Dutch penetration inland and continued expanding influence into eastern Java, making Mataram the center of 17th-century Javanese political and religious culture.

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