Megat Iskandar Shah

Japanese: Megat Iskandar Shah(英語表記)MegatIskandarShah
Megat Iskandar Shah

...Parameshvara gained independence from Thailand with the help of Zheng He's expeditionary force and became a tributary state of the Ming Dynasty, and was enfeoffed as King of Manchuria (Melaka) by Emperor Yongle. Parameshvara's successor, Megat Iskandar Shah (reigned 1414-19), was the first king to convert to Islam, and from his name it is likely that there were many people from India and West Asia around the royal court. However, Islam still seems to have been practiced only among the royal family, the nobility, and foreigners.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Megat Iskandar Shah" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…パラメシュバラは鄭和の遠征隊の存在を頼んでタイから独立して明の朝貢国になり,永楽帝から満剌加(マラカ)国王に封ぜられた。 パラメシュバラの後を継いだムガト・イスカンダル・シャーMegat Iskandar Shah(在位1414ころ‐19ころ)は初めてイスラムに改宗した王であり,その名前からすると宮廷の周辺にはインド・西アジア出身の人々が多かったものと考えられる。しかしイスラムはまだ王族,貴族,外国人の間だけで信仰されていたようである。…

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