Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah of Johor

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 (r. 1811–1819)[citation needed] and the first Sultan of Riau-Lingga and their dependencies (r. 1818–1832).[citation needed]

Sultan Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah
Sultan of Johor
Reign1811–1819
PredecessorMahmud Shah III of Johor
SuccessorHussein Shah of Johor
Sultan of Riau-Lingga
Reign1818–1832
Predecessorposition established
SuccessorMuhammad II Muazzam Shah of Lingga
BornTengku Jumaat Abdul Rahman
1780
Hulu Riau, Johor Sultanate
Died9 August 1832 (aged 51–52)
Daik, Riau-Lingga Sultanate
Burial
Makam Bukit Cengkeh, Daik, Lingga, Riau Islands
Regnal name
Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah Alam
HouseBendahara dynasty
FatherMahmud Shah III of Johor
MotherEncik Mariam binti Dato' Hassan
ReligionSunni Islam

Biography

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Early life

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Born in Hulu Riau (present-day Tanjungpinang) in 1780, Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah 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

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The seizure of power in the Sultanate of Johor-Riau-Lingga had taken place when Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was inaugurated as the Sultan of Johor preceding his older brother of another mother, Hussein Shah (the eldest son of Mahmud Shah III). The inauguration of Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah was strongly supported by the Dutch.[1]

Sultan of Lingga

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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 became 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 is still there today.[1]

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Bibliography

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  • Trcocki, Carl A. (2007). Prince of Pirates : The Temenggongs and the Developments of Johor and Singapore. Singapura: NUS Press. ISBN 9789971693763.
Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah of Johor
Born: 1780 Died: 1832
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Johor
1811-1819
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Position established
Sultan of Riau-Lingga
1818–1831
Succeeded by