Maulana Hasanuddin

Maulana Hasanuddin (also spelled Hasanuddin) was the first Sultan of Banten, ruling from c. 1552 to 1570. Hasanuddin was a Azmatkhani Sayyid, the son of Sunan Gunungjati and Nyai Ratu Kawunganten.

Maulana Hasanuddin
First ruler of Banten Sultanate
Sultan of Banten
Reign	1552–1570
Predecessor	Sunan Gunungjati (sultan of Cirebon)
Successor	Maulana Yusuf
Born	1478
Died	1570 (aged 91–92) Banten Sultanate
Burial	Great Mosque of Banten, Old Banten, Serang
Issue	Maulana Yusuf of Banten Pangeran Sunyararas
House	Azmatkhan
Father	Sunan Gunungjati
Mother	Nyai Ratu Kawunganten
Religion	Sunni Islam

He extended the domains of Banten to the pepper-producing region of Lampung, in South Sumatra. This area, which already had long-standing ties with West Java, facilitated Banten's rise to prominence as a pepper port.^[1]