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Admiral Malahayati (fl. 16th century) was a heroic woman who served as an admiral in the navy of the 16th century Aceh Sultanate. She led the ‘Amada Inong Bale’ - the Widow’s Armada - a fleet of battleships crewed by 2,000 brave female warriors. In November 2017, President Joko Widodo awarded Admiral Malahayati the honorary National Hero of Indonesia. This is her story told in 10 parts Part 1 - Royal blood and military education Keumalahayati was a descendant of the first Sultan of Aceh and the founder of the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam. Known as Malahayati she was born in the Sultanate of Aceh on 1 January 1550. Her father was Admiral Mahmud Syah. Her paternal grandfather was Admiral Muhammad Said Syah, son of Sultan Salahuddin who ruled the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam around 1530-1539 AD. Sultan Salahuddin Syah was the son of Sultan Ibrahim Ali Mughayat Syah (1513–1530 AD), the founder of the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam. Malahayati attended an Islamic school (Pesantren). Whilst her mother wanted her to get married at the age of 15, Malahayati had developed a love of the sea from her father and was more interested in becoming an admiral like her father and grandfather. She chose to enter the Aceh Royal Military Academy, known as Ma’had Baitul Maqdis. At the Academy Malahayati's honed her military skills, learning a lot from her instructors, many of whom were naval officers from Turkey. Malahayati is no ordinary student, She is selected as best graduate of the Ma'had Baitul Maqdis military academy and completes her education with honours. In 1575, her father, Admiral Mahmud Syah, dies in battle against the Portuguese at the Portuguese Military Base "A Fomosa" Malacca. Malahayati is 25 years old. - - - * I started writing this story with the intention of creating a single post. However, the more I learned about Malahayati the more I thought worth sharing so that her story, and the historical context at the time, is more widely known. To be honest twitter is not really suited to long form posts like this and I’m curious how many of you will read until the end. I will post Parts 1-5 today and the parts 6 - 10 tomorrow. Apologies for any mistakes. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I have enjoyed researching and writing the story of Malahayati.

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You seemed to be a rich person. You also maintain your family… where is all from? Albert proudly replied; its from Cristiano. MORALE: never forget the person who believed in you and gave you a helping hand in life. What a memory.