Sulaiman of Selangor explained

Sulaiman
Malay: {{Script|Arab|سليمان
Sultan of Selangor
Succession:5th Sultan of Selangor
Reign:17 February 1898 – 31 March 1938
Coronation:22 October 1903
Predecessor:Abdul Samad of Selangor
Successor:Hisamuddin of Selangor
Spouse:Tengku Ampuan Paduka Sri NegaraTengku Maharam binti Al-Marhum Tunku Ziauddin (first consort)
Issue:Tengku Musa Eddin
Tengku Badar Shah
Tengku Alam Shah
Tengku Raihani
Tengku Abdul Aziz Shah
Tengku Ahmad Alham Shah
Royal House:Royal Buginese Luwu
Opu Daeng Celak
Father:Raja Muda Raja Musa Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdul Samad
Mother:Raja Buntal Raimah Binti Raja Barakat
Birth Date:11 September 1863
Birth Place:Kuala Selangor, Selangor
Death Place:Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya
Place Of Burial:Royal Mausoleum, Klang, Selangor, British Malaya
Religion:Sunni Islam

Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Raja Musa (Jawi: Malay: سلطان سر علاء الدين سليمان شاه ابن المرحوم راج موسى; 11 September 1863 – 31 March 1938) was the fifth Sultan of Selangor reigning from 1898 to 1938. He was known as Raja Sulaiman before being crowned sultan.

Sultan Sulaiman was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1912 and later the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in 1929 by the United Kingdom with the title Sir.

Sulaimans rule was marked by Selangor joining the Federated Malay States, a federation of four protectorates in the Malay Peninsula, including Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946.

The Istana Alam Shah was built in 1905 and Sultan Sulaiman there until his death in 1938.

Succession dispute

Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah had many children, his first three sons were Tengku Musa Heddin, Tengku Badar Shah and Tengku Alam Shah. The first two sons were children by his royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Maharum binti Tengku Dhiauddin of the royal house of Kedah. In 1903, Tengku Musa Eddin had been made Tengku Mahkota and was promoted to raja muda (heir apparent) in 1920.[1]

However, at the instigation of the British Resident, Theodore Samuel Adams (1885–1961; in office 1935–1937), Tengku Musa Eddin was dismissed as raja muda in 1934 for alleged "misbehaviour". Adams had accused Tengku Musa Eddin of being a spendthrift and wastrel with a penchant for gambling. However, many Malays in Selangor believed the real reason for Tengku Musa Eddin's dismissal was his refusal to follow Adams' orders.[2]

Although Sultan Sulaiman pleaded for the case of Tengku Musa Eddin (even petitioning the Secretary of State for the Colonies and discussing the issue directly with him in London), Tengku Alam Shah was instead proclaimed raja muda over his other half-brother Tengku Badar.[3] The appointment occurred on 20 July 1936.[4]

Tengku Alam Shah was proclaimed sultan on 4 April 1938, four days after the death of Sultan Sulaiman. On 26 January 1939, he was crowned at the Istana Mahkota Puri in Klang. Tengku Musa Eddin, then Tengku Kelana Jaya Putera, presided over the ceremony.[5]

Marriages and issue

See also: List of children of Sulaiman of Selangor. Sulaiman married eleven times, and had 44 children; 26 sons and 18 daughters.

He first married Tengku Ampuan Paduka Seri Negara Tunku Maharum binti Tunku Ziauddin @ Tengku Kudin of Kedah, his first cousin, on 15 March 1891. She became his royal consort. They had five children together, one son and four daughters. Their four daughters received the title tengku puteri after his coronation on 4 November 1903. Their only son became the seventh Sultan of Selangor. Tengku Ampuan Paduka Seri Negara Tunku Maharum binti Tunku Ziauddin died in 1908 from tuberculosis.

He next married Cik Hasnah @ Aminah binti Pilong 1895. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. Their second son, Tengku Alam Shah became the sixth Sultan of Selangor, and the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

He then married his third consort, Cik Sofia binti Abdul Ghani in 1899. They had no children together.

His fourth marriage was to Cik Rogayah binti Muhammad Amin, . Their marriage ended with her death in 1909 from childbirth complications. The couple had one son.

He married Cik Chik binti Abdullah (d. 11 June 1949) as his fifth wife. They have seven children, three sons and four daughters. They also adopted a daughter.

He married Tengku Ampuan Raja Zubaidah binti Abdul Jalil of Perak in May 1910, and she became his second royal consort. She died eight years after the marriage on 17 October 1918 from childbirth complications. The couple had six children, four sons and two daughters.

He married for the seventh time, to Cik Anjung Negara Maimunah binti Abdullah. They had five children, four sons and a daughter. Their eldest son died in infancy.

He married his eighth wife Cik Puri Negara Bidayah binti Ahmad . They had five children together, three sons and two daughters.

In September 1921, he married Tengku Ampuan Paduka Seri Negara Raja Fatimah binti Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah of Perak who became his third royal consort. They had five children, two sons and three daughters.

He married Tengku Besar Seri Negara Raja Mariam @ Bulat binti Raja Ahmad . They had four sons.

He married for the eleventh and last time to Cik Johari binti Abdullah. They had two sons.

Legacy

Several places have been named after him, including:

Notes and References

  1. Buyong Adil, 1971, Sejarah Selangor
  2. Buyong Adil, op cit
  3. Willan, HC (7 October 1945) Interview with the Malay Rulers CAB 101/69, CAB/HIST/B/4/7
  4. Buyong Adil, op cit
  5. Buyong Adil, op cit
  6. Web site: Bangunan Sulaiman . AIAC . 25 October 2020.