Sultan Malik al‑Zahir Baihars was the fourth ruler of the Sultanate of Acheh in the early 17th century, noted in the source as the “fourth Mamläken” (Mamluk‑styled) sultan who counted the renowned wezier Tādj al‑Dīn b. Hinna among his confidants. His reign coincided with the flourishing of the Burda poem’s reputation in Aceh, as the sultan’s court received copies of the poem and the water‑soaked cloth from the Ottoman custodians of the Prophet’s cloak.
Patronage of Religious Literature
The sultan’s court is recorded as having a “ribāt” (monastic house) built in Cairo for the collection of relics, reflecting the close ties between Aceh and the wider Islamic world. The popularity of al‑Būsīrī’s Burda among Acehnese elites was enhanced by the sultan’s endorsement.
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20260707_232246_DLP-54-Een_16de_eeuwse_Maleise_vertaling_van_de_Burda_van_al_Bu_s_i_ri_OCR.txt, pp. 29‑30.