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Hikayat Aceh

17th century · 17th century

The Hikayat Aceh is a Malay court chronicle of the Aceh Sultanate, written in the 17th century in praise of Sultan Iskandar Muda. It tells of his ancestry, birth and youth in a style influenced by Persian royal biographies, and survives only incompletely. It is a major source for the history and court culture of Aceh at the height of its power.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hikayat Aceh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hikayat-aceh
MLA: “Hikayat Aceh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hikayat-aceh. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Hikayat Aceh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hikayat-aceh.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Hikayat Aceh’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hikayat-aceh (Accessed: ).

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