Early modern period
Sultanate of Aceh
- Period
- AD 1516 – AD 1959
- Duration
- approx. 443 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1626
- Area (max.)
- approx. 128,000 km²
Period and duration
Sultanate of Aceh — according to the map data from AD 1516 to AD 1959, roughly 443 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Sultanate of Aceh — greatest extent around AD 1626: the mapped borders then cover about 128,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1515)
- Samudera Pasai Sultanate
After
- Republic of Indonesia
Neighbours around AD 1626
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Spanish Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Khmer Empire
- Sultanate of Johor
- Sultanate of Banten
- Sultanate of Palembang
- Sultanate of Malacca
- Dutch Republic
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1626 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Sultanate of Aceh on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.