I te tau 1520, i tīmata a Ali Mughayat Syah ki te whakawhānui i tana mana ki te raki o Sumatra. I te tau 1612 i hinga a Deli. I te tau 1861, i uru atu a Dutch ki te kirimana ki te Netherlands East Indies i te tau e whai ake nei, i awhina ki te mohio ki te mana motuhake o Deli mai i Aceh me Siak.
Ko te 1520