| Zainal Abidin | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Ternate | |
| Reign | 1486–1500 |
| Successor | Bayan Sirrullah |
| Issue | 5, including Bayan Sirrullah |
| Father | Marhum of Ternate |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Zainal Abidin (Jawi: زين العابدين); born Tidore Wonge (تدوري وڠي) or Gapi Buta (ݢاڤي بوت)) was the 18th or 19th ruler of the Ternate Sultanate of Maluku, located in modern-day Indonesia. His life is only described in sources dating from the 16th century or later.[1] According to these sources he was the first ruler of Ternate to use the title Sultan rather than Kolano, or king, and enacted a number of changes in the government, based on Islamic Law, technically transforming Ternate into an Islamic kingdom.
- ^ Christiaan van Fraassen (1987), Ternate, de Molukken en de Indonesische Archipel. Leiden: Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Vol. I, p. 1-12.
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