Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, also known as Ageng and Abulfatah Agung, was the sultan of Banten
Tirtayasa Tirtayasa , complete stylized name Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa , also known as Ageng and Abulfatah Agung, was the sultan of Banten (on Java in modern Indonesia) during the kingdom's golden age. Ageng built a strong fleet on European models, which did considerable trade within the Indonesian archipelago, and, with help from the English, Danes, and Chinese, were able to trade with Persia, India, Siam, Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and Japan in the Javanese tradition of long-distance traders. This trade gave considerable wealth to Banten, the greatest period for which was arguably under Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa . In 1661 Ageng extended Banten rule to Landak in western Borneo. In 1670s he also acquired Cirebon area following civil war in Mataram. Ageng established trade with Spanish Manila for silver and built canal for coconut palm and sugar plantations, among other developments. In 1656, the fragile 1645 treaty between the Dutch and Banten broke, and war erupted, as Bantenes...