Kedah Sultanate

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Was a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula.

Establishment

January 1137: The Sultanate of Kedah was established when King Phra Ong Mahawangsa converted to Islam and adopted the name Sultan Mudzafar Shah.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Iskandar Muda

Expansion during the rule of Iskandar Muda in the Aceh Sultanate.

January 1608: Alauddin Riayat Shah ibn Firman Shah conquered Pahang, a tin-producing region of the Malayan Peninsula.

January 1630: Expansion of the Sultanate of Aceh by 1630.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1251: The founding of the Islamic kingdom of Patani is thought to have been around the mid-13th century AD, with folklore suggesting it was named after an exclamation made by Sultan Ismail Shah, "Pantai ini!" (pronounced as "pata ni!", 'this beach' in the local Malay language). However, some think it was the same country known to the Chinese as Pan Pan.

January 1351: King Uthong and King Ramathibodi I founded Ayutthaya in 1350. King Uthong was the first king of Ayutthaya, while King Ramathibodi I was the founder of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. They named the city after Ayodhya, a sacred city in India.

January 1481: Many territories in Peninsular Malaysia and eastern Sumatra and the surrounding islands were conquered by Mansur Shah and Alauddin Riayat Shah of Malacca.

January 1893: In 1892, Setul was returned to Kedah.

July 1909: The Kedah Sultanate became a British Protectorate in 1909.