Maulana Hasanuddin (also spelled Hasanuddin) was a ruler of the Banten Sultanate from c. 1552 to 1570. Hasanuddin was a Azmatkhani Sayyid, the son of Sunan Gunungjati and Nyai Ratu Kawunganten.
| Maulana Hasanuddin | |
|---|---|
| First ruler of Banten Sultanate | |
 | |
| Sultan of Banten | |
| Reign | 1552–1570 |
| Predecessor | Sunan Gunungjati (sultan of Cirebon) |
| Successor | Maulana Yusuf |
| Born | 1478 |
| Died | 1570 (aged 91–92) Banten Sultanate |
| Burial | |
| Issue | Maulana Yusuf of Banten Pangeran Sunyararas |
| House | Azmatkhan |
| Father | Sunan Gunungjati |
| Mother | Nyai Ratu Kawunganten |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
He extended the domains of Banten to the pepper-producing region of Lampung, in South Sumatra. This area, which already had long-standing ties with West Java, facilitated Banten's rise to prominence as a pepper port.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ M.C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1300, 2nd ed., Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1994, p. 38
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