Sultan Hairun Jamilu was the 6th Muslim ruler of Ternate in Maluku, reigning from 1535 to 1570. During his long reign, he had a shifting relation to the Portuguese who had a stronghold in Ternate and tried to dominate the spice trade in the region. This ended with his assassination at the hands of a Portuguese soldier in 1570.
People from northern Maluku in c. 1540, from Códice Casanatense.
Portuguese images of Maluku in Hairun's time: two cuscus, a dugong, and the hull of a ship. From a manuscript by Gabriel Rebello, 1561
A Malukan kora kora in Gabriel Rebello's manuscript from 1561.
The Sultanate of Ternate, previously also known as the Kingdom of Gapi is one of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in Indonesia besides the sultanates of Tidore, Jailolo, and Bacan.
Genealogy of the rulers of Ternate
Ternatean galleys welcomed the arrival of Francis Drake.
Kraton (palace) of the Sultan of Ternate
The Sultan's palace