After graduating from Pesantren, an Islamic school, she continued her studies at the Aceh Royal Military Academy, known as Ma’had Baitul Maqdis.

Malahayati led her Inong Balee Army in response to the Dutch challenge and after several violent battles, finally killed de Houtman on 11 September 1599.

After many incidents which blocked Dutch Navy expeditions and the threat from the Spanish fleet, Maurits van Oranje sent emissaries with diplomatic letter of apology to the Empire of Aceh.

In June 1602, Malahayati's reputation as the guardian of the Aceh Sultanate led England to choose a peaceful, diplomatic method by which to enter the Malacca Strait.

Malahayati was killed in combat during the Aceh expedition in 1606 while defending at Teuluk Krueng Raya from the Portuguese fleet.

[4] In Destiny, Malahayati was a submind of the Warmind Rasputin, one of the vast machine intelligences built during the Golden Age.