Malacca City ( Jawi:   Tamil: மலாக்கா மாநகரம்), formerly known as Kota Melaka, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca. It had a population of 484,885 as of 2010. It is one of the Malaysian oldest cities in the Straits of Malacca with the other being Alor Setar and George Town, having become a successful entrepôt during the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The present-day city was founded by Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who had escaped to the Malay Peninsula when Srivijaya fell to the Majapahit. Following the establishment of the Malacca Sultanate, it drew the attention of traders from the Middle East, South Asia and East Asia, as well as the Portuguese, who intended to dominate the trade route in Asia. After Malacca was conquered by Portugal, it became an area of conflict when the sultanates of Aceh and Johor began to attempt to take control from the Portuguese.