Demak Sultanate

Sultanate of Demak
ꦏꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤꦤ꧀ ꦢꦼꦩꦏ꧀ (Javanese)
کسلطانن دمق‎ (Pegon)
Kesultanan Demak (Indonesian)
1475–1554
Coinage of Raden Patah, possibly minted around 15th to 16th century, The coin is displayed at Sumatran Numismatic Museum in Medan. Obverse: سلطان دمق فقرن الفـَـاتح (Sultan Demak Pangeran al-Fatih (Raden Patah)), Reverse: محمد صل وسلم عليه (the Shalawat); both written in the perso-arabic script.[1] of Demak
Coinage of Raden Patah, possibly minted around 15th to 16th century, The coin is displayed at Sumatran Numismatic Museum in Medan. Obverse: سلطان دمق فقرن الفـَـاتح (Sultan Demak Pangeran al-Fatih (Raden Patah)), Reverse: محمد صل وسلم عليه (the Shalawat); both written in the perso-arabic script.[1]
Known range of Demak's military operation until the reign of Sultan Trenggana (1521–1546)
Known range of Demak's military operation until the reign of Sultan Trenggana (1521–1546)
StatusVassal state of Majapahit
(1475–1478)
Empire
(1478–1546)
CapitalBintara, Demak
Common languagesJavanese
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentSultanate
Sultan 
• 1475–1518 1
Raden Patah
• 1518–1521
Pati Unus
• 1521–1546
Trenggana
• 1546–1549
Sunan Mukmin
• 1549–1554
Arya Penangsang
History 
• Foundation of Demak port town
1475
• The capital city of Demak was moved to Pajang by Sultan Hadiwijaya
1554
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Majapahit
Kingdom of Pajang
Kalinyamat 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.

  1. ^ "Mata Uang Picis Demak Abad ke-15". Laduni.id. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Abu Amar, Imron (1996). Sejarah Ringkas Kerajaan Islam Demak (in Indonesian). Kudus, Central Java: Menara Kudus.
  3. ^ Fisher, Charles Alfred (1964). South-East Asia: A Social, Economic and Political Geography. Taylor & Francis. p. 119.

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