Peureulak

Peureulak, or Perlak, lay on the northeastern coast of Sumatra, where merchants sailing the Malacca Strait encountered communities of the island's interior. Marco Polo described Ferlec at the end of the thirteenth century as a place visited by Muslim traders, with inhabitants who had adopted Islam. Later Javanese sources named Parllak among the places connected to Majapahit. Local traditions preserve memories of an early Muslim kingdom here, though its beginnings remain debated.