Ibrahim Shah of Selangor explained

Ibrahim
Malay: {{Script|Arab|إبراهيم
Sultan of Selangor
Succession:2nd Sultan of Selangor
Reign:1782 – 27 October 1826
Full Name:Raja Ibrahim bin Almarhum Raja Lumu
Regnal Name:Sultan Ibrahim Shah ibni
Almarhum Sultan Salehuddin Shah
Predecessor:Salehuddin of Selangor
Successor:Muhammad Shah of Selangor
Spouses:
  • Tunku Chik of Kedah
  • Raja Andak binti Daeng Kamboja (div. 1776)
  • Cik Puan Besar Cik Long Halijah binti Daeng Loklok Husain
  • Encik Salama
  • Encik Shaima
  • Tun Salama binti Tun Abdul Majid (m. 1784)
  • Tengku Ampuan Raja Tengah binti Almarhum Raja Haji (m. 1796)
Royal House:Royal Buginese Luwu
Opu Daeng Chelak
Father:Sultan Salehuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Yamtuan Muda Riau II Opu Daeng Chelak
Mother:Engku Puan binti Paduka Sri Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah of Riau
Birth Name:Raja Ibrahim bin Raja Lumu
Death Date:27 October 1826 (aged 89–90)
Death Place:Kuala Selangor, Selangor
Burial Place:Bukit Melawati Royal Mausoleum, Bukit Melawati, Kuala Selangor
Religion:Sunni Islam

Sultan Ibrahim Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Salehuddin Shah (Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان صالح الدين شاه; born Raja Ibrahim bin Raja Lumu; – 27 October 1826) was the second Sultan of Selangor. He served as sultan from 1782[1] until his death in 1826.[2]

He was known as a strong energetic ruler and an Anglophile.[3] On 13 July 1784, the Dutch captured Kuala Selangor[4] despite having built the Kota Melawati fort to protect the area and ended up getting deposed and exiled. Sultan Ibrahim recaptured the fort in a raid in 1785 with help from Pahang.[5] After helping Perak remove the Siamese presence in Perak, Ibrahim demanded tribute for the help provided.[6]

In 1818, Selangor began political relations with the United Kingdom.[7] Contemporary writer Thomas Newbold (1807–1850) mentions that after his successor Muhammad Shah took the throne, the territory lapsed into comparative decay, where Muhammad Shah committed piracy, robberies and levied contributions from the local inhabitants, which then lead to emigration.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Ahmad Farhan Abdullah Zakaria . Mohd Samsudin . July 2019 . Pembentukan Istilah dan Stratifikasi Aristokrat Melayu Selangor Era Sultan Salehuddin, Sultan Selangor Pertama, 1766-1782 . The Formation of the Terms and Stratification of the Selangor Malay Aristocracy in the Era of Sultan Salehuddin, First Sultan of Selangor, 1766-1782 . Journal of Southeast Asia Social Sciences & Humanities . 89 . 2 (2019) . 0126-5008 . 0126-8694.
  2. Web site: Salasilah kesultanan Selangor mulai 1756. 22 November 2001. 2018-09-24. Utusan Online.
  3. Book: Winstedt, Richard Olof . A History of Malaya . Marican . 1962 . 214 . en.
  4. Web site: Bukit Melawati - Kuala Selangor, Selangor Malaysia. JourneyMalaysia.com. 2018-09-24.
  5. Web site: More than fireflies in Kuala Selangor. 2017. New Straits Times. 2018-09-24. Leong, Ewe Paik.
  6. Book: The Royal Asiatic Society . Journal Of The Malayan Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society Vol-XI . The Malayan Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society, Singapore . 1933 . 11 . en.
  7. Book: Papers Relating to the Protected Malay States [Annual Report]]. Great Britain. Colonial Office. 26. 1890. 2018-09-24.
  8. Web site: Political and statistical account of the British settlements . 2023-03-05 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.