first Mussulman sovereign.—The Javanese in numbers
frequent the island, with the double view of
obtaining cloves' for the market of the west, and
of propagating the Mahomedan religion.
The king of Ternate visits Giri in Java, in order
to receive instruction in the Mahomedan religion,
and on his return is killed at Bima in a duel.
Husen, a native of Java, arrives at Ternate, and
becomes a principal instrument in propagating the
Mahomedan religion in that island.
C. 1500. S. 1422. H. 906.
Bayang Allah ascends the throne of Ternate,
and, being a prinqe of talents, busies himself in
civilizing his people.
C. 1511. S. 1433. H.917-
The Portuguese conquer Malacca, and drive the
king Mahomed Shah from his kingdom, on which
he establishes a principality at Jehor and Bintan.
They arrive at Bantam in the reign of Husen
Udin, king of that country.
Ibrahim, a slave of Pidir in Sumatra, is appointed
governor of Achin, a dependency of that
kingdom, revolts, and renders himself independent.
Albuquerque sends from Malacca a squadron under
Antonio de Abreu for the discovery of the
Moluccas. De Abreu touches at Amboyna only,
from whence he returns with a cargo of cloves.
—Francis Seran is separated from the squadron of
De Abreu, and being shipwrecked on a desert;
island, is carried with his crew by the friendly
natives to Amboyna, the king of which island receives
these insidious and dangerous guests with
caresses and hospitality.
C. 1512. S. 1434. H. 918.
The Portuguese arrive in Celebes, in the reign
of Tuni Jalu ri Pasuki, king of Goa Macassar,
and are permitted by that prince to settle in the
country.—They find some of the inhabitants converted
to the Mahomedan religion.
The Malays, under the celebrated Laksimana,
invest Malacca ; they are defeated ; but the Malayan
commander extricates himself with great skill.
A famine takes place at Malacca, attended by an
epidemic, and a truce is concluded between the
Malays and Portuguese.
Patiquiter, the Javanese ally of king Mahomed,
is totally defeated by the Portuguese, and with his
Javanese retires to his native country.
C. 1513. S. 1435. H. 919. jj
Pati Unus, a chief of Japara in Java, sails against
Malacca with a great fleet consisting of near three
hundred sail, and is defeated near Malacca; with
the loss of eight thousand men and sixty of his large
war gallies.—He escapes, himself, to Java with
difficulty.
Sultan Ahmed Shah, commonly called Aladin,
(his name as hereditary prince,) ascends the throne
©f Jehor.