Sunan Drajat
Wali Songo
About Sunan Drajat
Lived 1470 – 1522 (aged 51–52). Sunan Drajat was an Indonesian.
Sunan Drajat was born in 1470 CE. He was one of the Wali Songo or "nine Saints", along with his brother Sunan Bonang and his father Sunan Ampel to whom is attributed the establishment of Islam as the dominant religion amongst the Javanese, Indonesia's largest ethnic group.
He was a descendant of Majapahit nobility in Tuban and a Chinese captain named Gan Eng Cu.
Like his brother, he composed gamelan songs as a means for spreading Islamic teachings on Java. One example was the tune Gending 'Pangkur'''.
In 1502 CE, he built the masjid in the village of Jelag in Paciran (north of Surabaya)
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Who was Sunan Drajat?
Wali Songo
When was Sunan Drajat born?
Sunan Drajat was born in 1470 in Surabaya.
When did Sunan Drajat die?
Sunan Drajat died in 1522 in Lamongan.
What nationality was Sunan Drajat?
Sunan Drajat was Indonesian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sunan Drajat. https://biography.guide/sunan-drajat/
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