However , the sultanate remained an institutional prototype : a paradigm of statecraft and a point of cultural reference for successor states like Johor , Perak and Pahang .
In 1511 , the Melakan capital fell into the hands of Portuguese conquistadors .
The sultanate remained an institutional prototype : a paradigm of statecraft and a point of cultural reference for successor states like Johor , Perak and Pahang .
In 1511 , the Melakan capital fell into the hands of Portuguese conquistadors .