Sultan Hadlirin or also known as Toyib of Kalinyamat, is the duke (Javanese : adipati) of Kalinyamat, a vassal of Demak Sultanate. He was dubbed as Sultan Hadlirin because he came to Jepara to propagate Islam in Java. Sultan Hadlirin's wife is the princess of Demak, the daughter of Demak Sultan Trenggana, Ratna Kencana, which popularly known as Ratu Kalinyamat. [1]
Sultan of Hadlirin ruled te area now corresponds to the Jepara Regency, Kudus Regency, Pati Regency, Rembang Regency and Mataram.
He was of non-Javanese origin. Some version mentioned him as a Chinese Muslim merchant named Win Tang stranded on Jepara shore after his ship was wrecked by storm, and then he became the disciple of Sunan Kudus and became the son in law of Demak Sultan Trenggana. Another version mentioned that Win Tang origin was from Aceh. His real name was Prince Toyib, one of the son of Aceh Sultan, Sultan Mughayat Syah (1514–1528). Toyib went on an adventure to China and adopted as a son of a Chinese minister Tjie Hwio Gwan. Win Tang was a Javanese pronunciation of Tjie Bin Thang.
Sultan Hadlirin was murdered by Arya Penangsang when he returned to Kalinyamat from Kudus Regency after he met Sunan Kudus.
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The Kingdom of Pajang or Sultanate of Pajang was a short-lived Muslim state in Java. It was established by Hadiwijaya or Jaka Tingkir, Lord of Boyolali, after a civil war and was a successor to Sultanate of Demak. Hadiwijaya claimed to be a descendant of Brawijaya V, the last king of the Majapahit empire, and Trenggana, the sultan of Demak.
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The Demak Sultanate was a Javanese Muslim state located on Java's north coast in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day city of Demak. A port fief to the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit kingdom thought to have been founded in the last quarter of the 15th century, it was influenced by Islam brought by Muslim traders from China, Gujarat, Arabia and also Islamic kingdoms in the region, such as Samudra Pasai, Malacca and Bani (Muslim) Champa. The sultanate was the first Muslim state in Java, and once dominated most of the northern coast of Java and southern Sumatra.
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Fatahillah, Fadhillah Khan, or Falatehan was a commander of the Sultanate of Demak who is known for leading the conquest of Sunda Kelapa in 1527 and changing its name to Jayakarta. The conquest of Sunda Kelapa was one of his missions to spread Islam to West Java. He is widely recognized as a national hero in Indonesia.
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