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Aceh Sultanate's Maritime Expansion in the 1620s

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1620–1629

In the 1620s, under the late reign of Iskandar Muda and his successors, Aceh used a powerful fleet to control the northern Strait of Malacca, imposin…

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  1. 1620–1621Aceh Sultanate · SumatraIn 1620–1621, Sultan Iskandar Muda still controlled northern Sumatra and strait trade with a large fleet and a network of vassals, maintaining suzerainty over Malay states such as Johor and Perak, and dealing with English and Dutch merchants to preserve the pepper monopoly.
  2. 1622–1626West coast of the Malay Peninsula · Malay PeninsulaIn the mid-1620s, Aceh's fleets repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Johor and Perak, using force to maintain control of strait trade, and clashed with the Portuguese and Dutch in Malay waters.
  3. 1627–1629Aceh port · AcehIn the late 1620s, Aceh continued to attract English and Dutch merchant ships with pepper and spice trade while restricting foreigners' activities in port; its naval power remained a regional force to be reckoned with at the northern end of the strait.

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