Sunan Dalem, (died 1545) whose real name was Sheikh Maulana Zaenal Abidin, is a

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propagator of Islam from

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, East Java. He has been known as the successor to the second Sultanate of

Giri Kedaton Giri Kedaton (also called Giri Kadaton in Javanese, Kedatuan Giri in Indonesian) was an Islamic ''kedatuan'' (city-state or principality) located in Gresik, East Java and existed in the 15th to 17th centuries, until Giri was conquered by the Mata ...

since 1506 after his father

Sunan Giri Sunan Giri (also called Raden Paku or Joko Samudro), and Muhammad Ainul Yakin (born 1442 CE in Blambangan, which is now Banyuwangi) is considered one of the Wali Sanga (revered saints of Islam) in Indonesia. His family is from Hussani Sayid, ...

(Sheikh Maulana Ainul Yaqin) died. Sunan Dalem's role in the spread of Islam included the construction of a mosque with a three-story roof, which is now called the Tiban Mosque. He died in 1545, but the unique tradition of eating Chicken compote during the 23rd of Ramadan (Sanggiring) inherited from Sunan Dalem is still carried out by the local community now.

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Year of birth missing 1545 deaths Wali Sanga {{Islam-bio-stub