Demak Sultanate
The Demak Sultanate (کسلطانن دمق) was a Javanese Muslim state located on Java's north coast in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day city of Demak. A port fief to the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit kingdom thought to have been founded in the last quarter of the 15th century, it was influenced by Islam brought by Muslim traders from China, Gujarat, Arabia and also Islamic kingdoms in the region, such as Samudra Pasai, Malacca and Bani (Muslim) Champa. The sultanate was the first Muslim state in Java, and once dominated most of the northern coast of Java and southern Sumatra. Although it lasted only a little more than a century, the sultanate played an important role in the establishment of Islam in Indonesia, especially on Java and neighboring areas. Etymology The origin of Demak was the settlement named Glagah Wangi. According to tradition, the first person that Raden Patah encountered in Glagah Wangi was a woman named Nyai Lembah, from Rawa Pening. Nyai Lembah invited ...
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History Of Java
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Javanese Monarchs
Javanese may refer to: Of Java * Javanese people, and their culture *Javanese language ** Javanese script, traditional letters used to write Javanese language **Javanese (Unicode block), **Old Javanese, the oldest phase of the Javanese language *Javanese beliefs *Javanese calendar *Javanese cuisine *Javanese Surinamese, an ethnic group of Javanese descent in Suriname Other *Javanese cat, a breed of domestic cat See also *Java (other) *Javan (other) Javan was a descendant of Noah, according to the Hebrew Bible. Javan may also refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Indonesian island of Java Characters * Javan (''ThunderCats''), a character in the animated series ''ThunderCats' ... * * {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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