Malacca Sultanate's Port Commerce (1400–1511)

1. Paramesvara establishes Malacca as a port

   Jan 1, 1403Labels: Paramesvara, Malacca port

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Paramesvara

2. Tributary ties with Ming China begin

   Jan 1, 1405Labels: Ming China, Malacca Sultanate

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Ming

3. Islamic royal title adopted by Paramesvara

   Jan 1, 1414Labels: Sultan Iskandar, Paramesvara

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Paramesvara

4. Malacca formalizes shabunder port administration

   Jan 1, 1420Labels: Shahbandar, Port administration

   • Britannica

5. Undang-Undang Melaka begins codification

   Jan 1, 1424Labels: Undang-Undang Melaka, Muhammad Shah

   • Undang Undang Melaka
   • Britannica

6. Undang-Undang Laut Melaka maritime code emerges

   Jan 1, 1430Labels: Undang-Undang Laut, Maritime code

   • Undang Undang Laut
   • JAT Article

7. Malacca becomes Southeast Asia’s leading emporium

   Jan 1, 1430Labels: Malacca emporium, International traders

   • Britannica

8. Siamese punitive expeditions repelled, trade secured

   Jan 1, 1445Labels: Muzaffar Shah, Ayutthaya expeditions

   • Britannica

9. Portuguese trading mission reaches Malacca

   Sep 11, 1509Labels: Diogo Lopes, Portuguese mission

   • Sequeira
   • Capture 1511

10. Albuquerque sails to seize Malacca’s trade choke point

    Apr 1, 1511Labels: Afonso de, Portuguese India

    • Britannica
    • Capture 1511

11. Portuguese capture Malacca, disrupting port commerce

    Aug 15, 1511Labels: Portuguese Malacca, Afonso de

    • Capture 1511
    • Britannica

12. Exiled sultan’s base at Bintan sustains maritime raids

    Jan 1, 1517Labels: Mahmud Shah, Bintan base

    • Attack Bintan
    • Capture 1511