Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah of Johor explained

Sultan Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah
Succession:Sultan of Johor
Reign:1811–1819
Predecessor:Mahmud Shah III of Johor
Successor:Hussein Shah of Johor
Succession1:Sultan of Riau-Lingga
Reign1:1818–1832
Predecessor1:position established
Successor1:Muhammad II Muazzam Shah of Lingga
House:Bendahara dynasty
Father:Mahmud Shah III of Johor
Mother:Encik Mariam binti Dato' Hassan
Regnal Name:Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah Alam
Birth Name:Tengku Jumaat Abdul Rahman
Birth Date:1780
Birth Place:Hulu Riau, Johor Sultanate
Death Date:9 August
Death Place:Daik, Riau-Lingga Sultanate
Place Of Burial:Makam Bukit Cengkeh, Daik, Lingga, Riau Islands
Religion:Sunni Islam

Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Syah Alam (born Tengku Jumaat Abdul Rahman was the 18th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies and the first Sultan of Riau-Lingga and their dependencies .

Biography

Early life

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

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.

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 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.

References

Bibliography

|-