Sultan Alaid-din (circa 1600) was a Sultan of Aceh (~1600) mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Sultan under whom the golden coinage of Aceh was already in use; golden mint pieces known from his time.

Role

Sultan of Aceh (~1600)

Dates

circa 1600

Account from Jongejans

Sultan under whom the golden coinage of Aceh was already in use; golden mint pieces known from his time. Indicates that gold-winning and metal currency tradition in Aceh predated 1600.

Significance

Sultan Alaid-din appears in Jongejan’s account as one of the figures shaping the history of Aceh during the period covered by the book.

See Also

Source

Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.