Sulaiman Shah II of Kedah explained

Sulaiman Shah II
Malay: {{Script|Arab|سليمان شاه ٢
Sultan of Kedah Dar ul-Aman
Reign:1602 - 1626
Predecessor:Mudzaffar Shah III
Successor:Rijaluddin Muhammad Shah
Spouse:Che' Ratnamala
the second wife
Issue:Sultan Rijaluddin Muhammad Shah
Tunku Safia
Tunku Zulikha
Tunku Mariyam
House:Kedah
Father:Mudzaffar Shah III
Mother:Che' Tempawan
Death Date:28 February 1626
Death Place:Aceh
Religion:Sunni Islam

Paduka Sri Sultan Sulaiman Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mudzaffar Shah III (Jawi: ڤدوك سري سلطان سليمان شاه ٢ ابن المرحوم سلطان مظفر شاه ٣; died 28 February 1626) was the 12th Sultan of Kedah and reigned from 1602 to 1626. During his reign raids from the Aceh Sultanate destroyed many black pepper plantation in Langkawi, as Aceh wanted to monopolize the industry. He built the Kota Kuala Bahang as a defensive fortress in response to the Acehnese raid with assistance from the Portuguese Empire. A huge raid from Aceh in 1619 destroyed the fortress and forced the Portuguese to evacuate.

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