Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah of Johor
| Sultan Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah | |||||
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Lingga, Riau Islands | |||||
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| House | Bendahara dynasty | ||||
| Father | Mahmud Shah III of Johor | ||||
| Mother | Encik Mariam binti Dato' Hassan | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Syah Alam (Malay: ڤدوک سري سلطان عبدالرحمن اول معظم شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان محمود شاه عالم, born Tengku Jumaat Abdul Rahman (Malay: تڠکو جمعة عبدالرحمن) was the 18th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies (who reigned from 1811 to 1819)[citation needed] and the first Sultan of Riau-Lingga and their dependencies (who reigned from 1811 to 1832).[citation needed]
Biography
Early life
Born in Hulu Riau (Tanjungpinang in present day) in 1780, Abdul Rahman Muazzam Syah was the son of the 15th Sultan of Johor, Mahmud Shah III with his third wife, Encik Mariam binti Dato' Hassan (died in Lingga, 1831), the daughter of a Bugis nobleman of Sindereng, South Sulawesi.
Sultan of Johor
The seizure of power in the
Sultan of Lingga
In 1818, with strong support from Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Johor-Riau, Raja Jaafar, Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was inaugurated as Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Linga with the title of Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-marhum Sultan Mahmud III Alam Shah. During his time in government, Riau-Lingga had become the centre of developments and the broadcasting of Islam. In 1823, Sultan Abdul Rahman established the Great Mosque in Penyengat Island in Riau Archipelago that still today.[1]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b Trcocki, 2007.
Bibliography
- Trcocki, Carl A. (2007). Prince of Pirates : The Temenggongs and the Developments of Johor and Singapore. Singapura: NUS Press. ISBN 9789971693763.