Johor Sultanate

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Islamic state Malay kingdom historical sultanate maritime kingdom

The Johor Sultanate was a powerful Malay maritime kingdom that emerged in the 16th century as a successor to the Malacca Sultanate, dominating trade and politics in the southern Malay Peninsula and surrounding regions.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic state → Malay kingdom → historical sultanate → maritime kingdom →
capital	Batu Sawar → Johor Lama → Kota Tinggi → Riau-Lingga →
conflict	Aceh Sultanate → Jambi Sultanate → Portuguese Empire →
continent	Asia →
country	Johor →
culturalSphere	Malay-Islamic civilization →
currency	gold coins → tin ingots →
dominantEconomicActivity	maritime trade → pepper trade → spice trade →
endTime	19th century →
ethnicGroup	Malay people →
foundedBy	Alauddin Riayat Shah II →
foundingYear	1528 →
governmentType	hereditary monarchy → sultanate →
languageOfAdministration	Jawi Malay →
legalSystem	Islamic law → Malay customary law →
locatedOn	Johor River → South China Sea → Straits of Malacca →
notableRuler	Abdul Jalil Shah III → Alauddin Riayat Shah II → Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II → Mahmud Shah II → Sultan Abdul Jalil Riayat Shah IV →
officialLanguage	Classical Malay →
partOf	Islamic world → Malay world →
predecessor	Malacca Sultanate →
region	Malay Peninsula → Riau Archipelago → Southern Malay Peninsula → Straits of Malacca →
religion	Sunni Islam →
startTime	1528 →
successor	Johor-Riau-Lingga Sultanate →
tradingPartner	Aceh Sultanate → Chinese merchants → Dutch East India Company → Portuguese Malacca →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Malay peoples →	associatedWith
Malay world →	associatedWithPolity
Straits Settlements ("Sultanate of Johor (historically)") →	borderedBy
Malacca Sultanate ("Malay sultanates of Johor") →	influenced
Malacca Sultanate ("Sultanate of Johor") →	successorState