The
Sultanate of Malacca was founded by
Parameshwara[?], a Srivijayan prince who escaped the
Majapahit capture of
Palembang. In 1402, he founded a new capital,
Melaka, at the chokepoint of the strait between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. In 1414, he converted to
Islam and became the Sultan of Melacca.
The Majapahit Empire was not able to control or compete with his rising power or the spread of Islam within the archipelago.
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