Zainul Abidin was the son of Sultan Ghori alias Abdullah, who was the vassal ruler of Aru (Deli) and died in battle in 1568.
After the rapid deaths of the sultans Ali Ri'ayat Syah I, Sultan Muda and Sri Alam, he was placed on the throne of Aceh in 1579.
The plotters put him on an elephant and brought him to Makota Alam where he was murdered.
He was succeeded by Alauddin Mansur Syah who did not belong to the old sultan's family.
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