Nurul Alam Naqiatuddin Syah
Nurul Alam Naqiatuddin Syah | |
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Sulṭāna of Acèh Darussalam | |
Reign | 23 October 1675 - 23 January 1678 |
Predecessor | Taj ul-Alam Safiatuddin |
Successor | Inayat Zakiatuddin Syah |
Born | Sri Para Puteri Banda Aceh, Aceh Sultanate, Ottoman Empire (now Indonesia) |
Died | 23 January 1678 Banda Aceh, Aceh Sultanate, Ottoman Empire (now Indonesia) |
Spouse | Sultan Muhammad Syah |
Father | Malik Mahmud Qithul Kahar Syah |
Religion | Islam |
Sulṭāna Nurul Alam Naqiatuddin Syah (died 23 January 1678) was the fifteenth ruler of Aceh in northern Sumatra, ruling from 1675 to 1678. She was the second of four queens regnant (sultanas) to rule in succession.
Origins
The previous ruler, Sulṭāna
Reign
The chronicles attribute the division of Aceh in three sagis (regions) to this queen. The sagis were known as the XXII Mukims, XXVI Mukims, and XXV Mukims after the number of districts (mukim) in each. Most probably the three sagis existed prior to that date. The information might rather be understood as a confirmation of the rights of the uleëbalangs (chiefs) vis-à-vis the court: every royal succession would henceforth have to be approved by the three sagis. Of other events during Nurul Alam's reign, we only know that the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque and the sultan's palace in Kutaraja were destroyed by a violent conflagration, along with royal heirlooms and treasures.[3]
According to some chronicles (which are not confirmed by contemporary sources) Nurul Alam was the mother of a daughter called Puteri Raja Setia, who succeeded her as queen under the name Sultan Inayat Zakiatuddin Syah. In that case she might have been the spouse of a certain Sultan Muhammad Syah who is mentioned as father of Sultan Inayat in the authoritative chronicle Bustanus Salatin.[4]
References
Literature
- Djajadiningrat, Raden Hoesein (1911) 'Critisch overzicht van de in Maleische werken vervatte gegevens over de geschiedenis van het soeltanaat van Atjeh', Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 65, pp. 135–265.
- Hasjmy, A. (1977) 59 tahun Aceh merdeka dibawah pemerintahan ratu. Jakarta: Bulan Bintan.
- Khan, Sher Banu (2009) Rule Behind the Silk Curtain: The Sultanahs of Aceh, 1641-1699. PhD Thesis, University of London.