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| "Pole,
a Buddhist state that flourished about AD 500
in northern Sumatra, was visited by Arab, Indian,
and Chinese merchants and pilgrims. In the 13th
century, Acheh became the first Muslim stronghold
in the Indonesian archipelago and was later
visited by English explorers (in 1591) and by the
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Its
power reached its height in the time of Sultan
Iskandar Muda (1607-36). In that period there were
frequent wars with the Portuguese at Malacca, and
the Portuguese fleet was defeated at Bintan in
1614. The Dutch (1599) and the English (1602)
tried unsuccessfully to establish trading
settlements in Acheh. After a short-lived alliance
(1641) with the Dutch, the sultanate of Acheh
declined in influence.". (Britannica
Encyclopedia)
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The
Achenese administration's ignorance of the region had
led them to commit serious errors.
