Samudera Pasai Sultanate
Also known as: Sultanate of Samudra Pasai · Samudra Pasai Sultanate · Sumadera Pasai
The Samudera Pasai Sultanate, also known as Samudera or Pasai or Samudera Darussalam or Pacem, was a Muslim kingdom on the north coast of Sumatra from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
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Samudera Pasai Sultanate: Strait of Malacca
By the 13th century the collapse of Srivijayan power, drew foreign traders to harbours on the northern Sumatran shores of the Bay of Bengal, safe from the pirate lairs at the southern end of the Strait of Malacca.
Samudera Pasai Sultanate: Zheng He’s First Voyage, 1405–1407
During the course of the voyages, they destroyed Chen Zuyi's pirate fleet at Palembang, captured the Sinhalese Kotte kingdom of King Alakeshvara, and defeated the forces of the Semudera pretender Sekandar in northern Sumatra.