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Ratu Kalinyamat

d. 1579 · 16th century

Ratu Kalinyamat was a daughter of Sultan Trenggana of Demak and ruler of Jepara on the north coast of Java after her husband Sultan Hadlirin was murdered in 1549. A powerful queen, she sent fleets against Portuguese Malacca in 1551 and 1574 and made Jepara a leading port.

Ratu Kalinyamat
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ratu Kalinyamat. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ratu-kalinyamat
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