Mansur Shah I of Pahang explained

Mansur Shah I
منصور شاه
Sultan of Pahang
Reign:1495 - 1519
Predecessor:Abdul Jamil Shah I
Successor:Abdul Jamal Shah I
Issue:Raja Ismail
Raja Puspa Dewi
Raja Kesuma Dewi
House:Melaka
Father:Abdul Jamil Shah I
Death Date:1519
Religion:Sunni Islam

Sultan Mansur Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jamil Shah I (died 1519) was the fourth Sultan of Pahang from 1495 to 1519. He succeeded his father, Abdul Jamil Shah I upoin his abdication in 1495, He reigned jointly with his uncle, Sultan Abdul Jalil. He assumed full control after the death of the latter in 1512.

Personal life

Sultan Mansur was known as Raja Mansur before his accession. He was the only son of the second Sultan of Pahang, Abdul Jamil Shah I by his wife, a daughter of Bendahara Tun Hamzah of Pahang. He had a sister from his father's other wife named Raja Wad or Raja Olah.

From his marriage to an unknown woman, Sultan Mansur had a son, Raja Ismail and two daughters, Raja Puspa Dewi and Raja Kesuma Dewi. Raja Puspa Dewi was married to Raja Ahmad bin Raja Muhammad, a Terengganuan prince from House of Malacca. She had a son from this marriage, named Raja Umar, the future Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II of Johor.

In 1511, following the Portuguese Capture of Malacca, Sultan Mahmud retreated to Pahang where he stayed a year. During his stay, he arranged a marriage between Sultan Mansur and his daughter Raja Dewi, whose mother was a Kelantanese princess.

Reign

Raja Mansur ascended to the throne at a very young age following the abdication of his father, Abdul Jamil Shah I, who went into religious seclusion in 1495. As Pahang at that time was a Malaccan vassal, Sultan Mahmud of Malacca had sent his minister Seri Dewa Raja to install his preferred new ruler. Raja Mansur was selected and was styled Mansur Shah I. It appears he reigned jointly with his uncle, Sultan Abdul Jalil. He had exercised authority over the young Sultan.

The reign of the two sultans oversaw the restoration of ties between Pahang and Malacca, that were previously marred by diplomatic tension during the reign of Abdul Jamil Shah. In 1500, the two states cooperated to defeat an invasion by the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom on the instruction of Ramathibodi II of Ayutthaya. It was the last Siamese attempt, of this period, to subjugate the southern Malay states.

Following the death of his joint ruler and uncle, Sultan Abdul Jalil, Sultan Mansur became the sole ruler and assumed full control in 1512. Earlier in 1511, the city of Malacca was conquered by Portugal, bringing the rule of the Malacca Sultanate to an end, and as such ended Pahang's status as a vassal. However, the Portuguese still recognised Pahang as a vassal, on the pretext that the city is now under their control, and demanded tribute. Sultan Mansur refused to pay the annual tribute, which resulted in open warfare between Pahang and the Portuguese.

Death

Around 1519 Sultan Mansur was killed by a group of hulubalang, for committing adultery with one of the former wives of his father. The story was narrated in the Bustanus al-Salatin. According to the Malay Annals, his killing was on the instruction of his father, the former Sultan Abdul Jamil, who was living in seclusion at Lubuk Pelang. Sultan Abdul Jamil also died shortly afterwards and was also buried at Lubuk Pelang. He was succeeded by his son Abdul Jamal Shah I.