Assault of Riau
| Assault of Riau | |||||||||
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| Part of Malacca–Majapahit conflict | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Malacca Sultanate | Majapahit | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mansur Shah Mahmud Shah | Girindrawardhana | ||||||||
The Assault of Riau took place around in the 16th century during the Malacca–Majapahit conflict which Malacca Sultanate waged the war against the Majapahits. It was also an assault that occurred during the decline of Majapahit by some Islamic states to vandalise and spread Islam on all Indonesian lands that were especially ruled by other kingdoms, and which then putting them, the Majapahit and other local kingdoms of Javanese, and especially the forces of Majapahit itself dissolved.[1]
The Malaccans who had started the assault on Majapahit, and which then sea-sailing across from the Malacca Strait to Sumatra. Aforementioned earlier, local Javanese Muslim states were bringin the Majapahit forces in collapse, upon is down-fall of Majapahit by each of the Muslim states as well, which primarily includes the locals Muslim states like Mataram Sultanate, Aceh Sultanate, Demak Sultanate and others, as well as sovereign state of Malacca.[2]
Prelude
In the earlier times, Riau was rule over the great leader and mahapatih of the Majapahit Empire Gajah Mada.[3][4] Prior when Majapahit gaining a whole control of Riau, a early kingdom existence before Majapahit was Srivijaya. Although the kingdom of Srivijaya itself was mostly recognized as a powerful maritime empire, they had unexpectedly been attack by the Cholas lead by the leader of Chola Rajendra I, a leader who led the Chola incursion upon Srivijaya.[5]
Aftermath
When Islam spread over the entire parts of territory of Riau by the suzerainty of Malacca, and which then during the assault on Riau, the Malaccans also had to probably enforced the individuals whose a Majapahit, non-Muslim also, Malaccans had converted of severals individuals of Javanese of them to Islam, following the aftermath of the attacks on Riau by the Malacca Sultanate.[6]
In Java, Majapahit power was no more accountable to being reckoned in the 15th century.[7] Samudera Pasai on the other hand had been fallen apart as well, as of the Malaccan forces takes an expedition to arrived at Riau upon their rivalry on Sumatra and other islands which is outside Sumatra. It is said that this accounts was authentically was made by those Portuguese account.[7]
Notes
References
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- ^ Shipyard, The (20 July 2023). "Why Is the Malacca Strait So Important?". The Shipyard Blog. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Dokras, Dr Uday (2025-01-01). "Srivijaya Historiography". International Institute of Historiography.
- ^ Gordon, Peter (23 August 2024). ""Majapahit: Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia's Greatest Empire" by Herald van der Linde". Asian Review of Books. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Srivijaya Empire". Britannica. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "1400-1509 - Sultanate of Malacca". GlobalSecurity.org. 4 Oct 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ a b Abu Bakr, Yahaya. Melaka between A.D. 1505-1511 (PDF). UNESCO. p. 11. Retrieved 4 April 2025.