Sultan Iskander Moeda was a Sultan of Aceh, ancestor of the Polém lineage mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Ancestor (through his son Panglima Polém Moeda Sertia Perkasa and an Abyssinian slave girl) of the Polém family.

Role

Sultan of Aceh, ancestor of the Polém lineage

Account from Jongejans

Ancestor (through his son Panglima Polém Moeda Sertia Perkasa and an Abyssinian slave girl) of the Polém family.

Significance

Sultan Iskander Moeda 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. 356, 357.