Aceh Sultanate

The Sultanate of Aceh was a sultanate centered in the modern area of Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, which was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, before experiencing a long period of decline. Its capital was Kutaraja, the present Banda Aceh. In addition to its considerable military strength, the court of Aceh became a noted center of Islamic scholarship and trade.
Aceh's origins are unquestionably Cham, as the Champa king Syah Pau Kubah sent his son Syah Pau Ling to rule over Aceh when the capital Vijaya (Champa)in 1471 AD, was sacked by the Vietnamese. Acehnese is the only other non-Chamic language in the 11 language Aceh-Chamic languages group.
The ruler of Aceh converted to Islam in the mid-15th century. The sultanate was founded by Ali Mughayat Syah, who began campaigns to extend his control over northern Sumatra in 1520. His conquests included Deli, Pedir, and Pasai, and he attacked Aru. His son Alauddin al-Kahar extended the domains farther south into Sumatra, but was less successful in his attempts to gain a foothold across the strait, though he made several attacks on both Johor and Malacca, with the support along with men and firearms from Suleiman the Magnificent's Ottoman Empire.


1496-1528 Ali Mughayat Syah
1528-1537 Salahuddin
1537-1568 Alauddin al Qahhar
1568-1575 Husain Ali Riayat Syah
1575 Muda of AcehMuda
1575-1576 Sri Alam
1576-1577 Zainal Abidin of AcehZainal Abidin
1577-1589 Alauddin Mansur Syah
1589-1596 Buyong
1596-1604 Alauddin Riayat Syah Sayyid al-Mukammil
1604-1607 Ali Riayat Syah
1607-1636 Iskandar Muda
1636-1641 Iskandar Thani
1641-1675 Ratu Safiatuddin Tajul Alam
1675-1678 Ratu Naqiatuddin Nurul Alam
1678-1688 Ratu Zaqiatuddin Inayat Syah
1688-1699 [[Ratu Kamalat Syah Zinatuddin
1699-1702 Badrul Alam Syarif Hashim Jamaluddin
1702-1703 Perkasa Alam Syarif Lamtui
1703-1726 Jamal ul Alam Badrul Munir
1726 Jauhar ul Alam Aminuddin
1726-1727 Syamsul Alam
1727-1735 Alauddin Ahmad Syah
1735-1760 Alauddin Johan Syah
1750-1781 Mahmud Syah
1764-1785 Badruddin
1775-1781 Sulaiman Syah
1781-1795 Alauddin Muhammad Daud Syah
1795-1815 Alauddin Jauhar ul Alam
1815-1818 Syarif Saif ul Alam
1818-1824 Alauddin Jauhar ul Alam (second time)
1824-1838 Muhammad Syah
1838-1857 Sulaiman Syah
1857-1870 Mansur Syah
1870-1874 Mahmud Syah
1874-1903 Muhammad Daud Syah