Acehnese invasion of Johor

The Acehnese launched their invasion of Johor between 1613 and 1615 to subjugate and vassalise the Johor Sultanate, as part of the Acehenese expansion in the Malay peninsula under Iskandar Muda reign. == Background == Aceh has been a long-term enemy of the johorese, and the actual conflicts start when the Acehnese began expanding their empire by invading and capturing several Sumatran ports like Pidie and Pasai, whom the Portuguese infiltrated, the Johorese saw the Acehnese as a danger to their rule while the Acehnese saw the Johorese as traitors for siding with the Portuguese in Malacca, in 1564 Alauddin Riayat Shah II of Johor was captured by the Acehnese and later executed, in 1568 the Johorese assisted the Portuguese against Acehnese siege of Malacca.

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Acehnese invasion of Johor

The Acehnese launched their invasion of Johor between 1613 and 1615 to subjugate and vassalise the Johor Sultanate, as part of the Acehenese expansion in the Malay peninsula under Iskandar Muda reign. == Background == Aceh has been a long-term enemy of the johorese, and the actual conflicts start when the Acehnese began expanding their empire by invading and capturing several Sumatran ports like Pidie and Pasai, whom the Portuguese infiltrated, the Johorese saw the Acehnese as a danger to their rule while the Acehnese saw the Johorese as traitors for siding with the Portuguese in Malacca, in 1564 Alauddin Riayat Shah II of Johor was captured by the Acehnese and later executed, in 1568 the Johorese assisted the Portuguese against Acehnese siege of Malacca.

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