▁s ultan ▁of ▁A ce h . ▁ ▁The ▁con quest ▁of ▁P idi ë ▁ ▁The ▁time ▁when ▁Sultan ▁Ali ▁M ugh ay at ▁Sy ah ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁is ▁not ▁certain . ▁The ▁later ▁chron icles ▁give ▁him ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 6 ▁or ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁which ▁would ▁place ▁his ▁acc ession ▁at ▁c . ▁ 1 5 1 2 - 1 5 . ▁He ▁may ▁have ▁re igned ▁earlier ▁than ▁that ▁since ▁his ▁reign ▁reported ly ▁over la pped ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Ma ' ar if ▁Sy ah ▁of ▁P idi ë ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 1 1 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁H ik ay at ▁A ce h , ▁Sultan ▁Ma a ' rif ▁asked ▁for ▁Sultan ▁Ali ' s ▁sister ▁in ▁marriage ▁but ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁since ▁he ▁a te ▁with ▁common ers , ▁and ▁since ▁Sultan ▁Ali ' s ▁family ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁a ▁b idad ari . ▁The ▁en rag ed ▁Sultan ▁Ma ' ar if ▁attacked ▁A ce h ▁but ▁suffered ▁a ▁bad ▁defeat ▁due ▁to ▁Sultan ▁Ali ' s ▁superior ▁tact ics . ▁Appar ently ▁this ▁made ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁A ce h ' s ▁dependence ▁on ▁P idi ë . ▁At ▁his ▁death , ▁dated ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 1 ▁by ▁ep ig raph ic ▁evidence , ▁Sultan ▁Ma ' ar if ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Sultan ▁A hm ad , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁val ued ▁by ▁the ▁population ▁since ▁he