Founding of the Malacca Sultanate

Name: Founding of the Malacca Sultanate
Start: 1400
End: 1414

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1400–1414

Around 1402 CE, Parameswara, a descendant of Srivijaya, founded the city of Malacca at a strategic point on the Malay Peninsula and converted to Isla…

Timeline

1398–1402Malacca River estuary · MalaccaParameswara searched along the west coast of the Malay Peninsula for a new base, ultimately choosing the mouth of the Malacca River and establishing a port settlement using monsoon sea lanes and freshwater resources.
1402–1414Malacca · MalaccaParameswara took the name Iskandar Shah and converted to Islam, ruling under the title of sultan, attracting Muslim merchants and connecting with Chinese and Indian trade networks; Malacca was elevated from a port settlement to a sultanate.

Sources

Malacca sultanate https://www.britannica.com/place/Malacca-sultanate
Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals)