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Parameswara - Definition, explanation (109 words) |
 | Parameswara (1344-1424) was a Malay Srivijayan prince who escaped the Majapahit capture of Palembang, on Sumatra in the 1390s. |
| In 1400, Parameswara founded the Sultanate of Malacca after fleeing from Palembang via Temasik (Singapore), where he briefly instated himself as the regent of Temasik (Singapore) after killing a Siam representative. |
| Parameswara converted to Islam after marrying the princess of Pasai in 1414. |
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Parameswara - MSN Encarta (272 words) |
| Parameswara, whose name means both Prince Consort and the bravest man in Palembang-Javanese, left Sumatra around 1390 at a time of strife in the kingdom of Majapahit. |
| Parameswara soon found a powerful patron in China, which under the Ming dynasty was expanding its empire. |
| Parameswara might have been the same person as Iskander Shah, who died in 1424; however, it is also possible that Iskander Shah was Parameswara's son. |
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