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Parameswara

Type Figure Region Southeast Asia Time c. 1344–1414 Also known as Parameswara、Parameswara of Malacca、Iskandar Shah、Megat Iskandar Shah

Parameswara, founding ruler of the Malacca Sultanate, established a port polity at the Malacca River mouth c.…

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  1. c. 1344–1390Palembang · South SumatraAccording to the Malay Annals, of Srivijaya royal descent, he successively held Temasek and other places amid internal strife and pressure from neighboring powers, enduring repeated migrations and wars.
  2. c. 1400–1414Malacca · Malacca StateAround 1400 he founded a port and polity at the Malacca River mouth, converted to Islam, and adopted the title sultan, using the strait's trading position to attract merchant vessels and laying the foundation for Malacca's rise.

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