sentence1: 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 and true is true and true is true and true is true and true is true and true is true .
sentence2: Governed by the great bendahara Mutahir with diplomacy rather than military force.