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
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 known as the Kingdom of Gapi, is one of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in Indonesia besides the sultanates of Tidore, Jailolo, and Bacan.
Hairun
…Sultan Hairun Jamilu (Jawi: سلطان حيور جميلو; c. 1522 – 28 February 1570) 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…
Genealogy of the rulers of Ternate
Ternatean galleys welcomed the arrival of Francis Drake.
Kraton (palace) of the Sultan of Ternate
The Sultan's guard (1900-1920)