Governed by the great bendahara Mutahir with more diplomacy than military force, the sultanate asserted its supremacy over the whole Malay peninsula (except for the northernmost Thai-held Patani region) and across the Melaka Straits to the east coast of Sumatra.
( ( Governed ( by ( ( the ( great ( bendahara Mutahir ) ) ) ( with ( ( more diplomacy ) ( than ( military force ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( the sultanate ) ( ( ( ( asserted ( its supremacy ) ) ( ( ( over ( ( the ( whole ( Malay peninsula ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( except ( for ( the ( northernmost ( Thai-held ( Patani region ) ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) and ) ( across ( the ( Melaka Straits ) ) ) ) ) ( to ( ( the ( east coast ) ) ( of Sumatra ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
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Governed by the great bendahara Mutahir with diplomacy rather than military force.
( ( Governed ( by ( ( ( ( the ( great ( bendahara Mutahir ) ) ) ( with diplomacy ) ) ( rather than ) ) ( military force ) ) ) ) . )
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