Temenggong Abdul Rahman

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Abdul Rahman
Temenggong of Johor
Teluk Belanga, Singapore, Straits Settlements
SpousesEmbong Tun Ahmad
Engku Raja Wuk Raja Sulaiman
Cik Yah Moffar
IssueTun Haji Abdullah (son)
Daeng Ibrahim (son)
Wan Abu Talib (son)
9 other children
HouseTemenggong
FatherTun Abdul Hamid
MotherTun Khamis
ReligionSunni Islam

Dato Temenggong Daeng Abdul Rahman bin Tun Daeng Abdul Hamid (1755 – 8 December 1825) was the

British East India Company
in 1819.

History

He was born in the Johor Sultanate in 1755 to Tun Abdul Hamid.

In 1802, his father was installed as the Temenggong by Sultan Mahmud Ri’ayat Shah after the death of his grandfather Temenggong Abdul Jamal.

However only a year later in 1803, his father died and the Sultan installed his uncle Engku Muda Muhammad as the Temenggong. Engku Muda Muhammad himself rejected the position and wanted the position of Yang Dipertuan Muda instead, but the Sultan would not approve.

In 1806, Abdul Rahman was installed as

Singapura
in 1811 to establish a governance there.

By the time Sir Stamford Raffles arrived in Singapura on 29 January 1819, there were an estimated 1,000 people there. There Raffles befriended Temenggong Abdul Rahman who lived near the river (present day Singapore River). Due to him being the staunch supporter of Tengku Hussein Shah and Hussein himself being his brother-in-law, the Temenggong helped Raffles to smuggle the exiled Hussein from Penyengat Island of Riau Islands to Singapura.

Raffles offered to recognize Hussein Shah as the rightful

British East India Company
the right to establish the island as a trading post.

On 6 February 1819, Temenggong Abdul Rahman, with Hussein Shah signed the Treaty with Raffles and Major William Farquhar, marking Singapore as a British settlement. In the agreement, Sultan Hussein Shah received a yearly sum of 5,000 Spanish dollars, while the Temenggong himself received a yearly sum of 3,000 Spanish dollars and was therefore granted the hereditary style of His Highness by the British on 30 February 1819.[1]

In 1823, Temenggong Abdul Rahman, his family and followers moved to the 200 acres of land (part of

hill (present day Mount Faber), as allocated by Raffles.[2]

Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sultan Hussein were called upon to sign the

Government Hill on 2 August 1824. In the agreement, the Sultan received 33,200 Spanish dollars and a monthly allowance of 1,300 Spanish dollars for life, while the Temenggong received a monthly stipend of 700 Spanish dollars in addition to a lump sum of 26,800 Spanish dollars, and agreed to maintain free trade in their possessions but were forbid to have any correspondence with foreigners without the EIC’s permission.[3]

Death

Temenggong Abdul Rahman died in his house

Makam Diraja Teluk Blangah. He was informally succeeded by his son Tun Haji Abdullah.[4]

References

  1. ^ "1819 Singapore Treaty | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  2. ^ "TEMENGGONG ABDUL RAHMAN VILLAGE AT FOOT OF MOUNT FABER". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  3. ^ "1824 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  4. ISBN 9789971693763
    .
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Engku Muda Muhammad
Temenggong of Johor (de facto)
 Temenggong of Johor
1806–1825 		Succeeded by
Tun Haji Abdullah
Temenggong of Johor (de facto)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temenggong_Abdul_Rahman&oldid=1142491376"