Ahmad Al-Muʽazzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Ali (1836 - 1914)

Born 23 May 1836 in Pulau Maulana, Pekan, Pahang, Johor Sultanate

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Died 9 May 1914 at age 77 in Istana Pantai, Pekan, Pahang, British Malaya

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Ahmad Al-Muʽazzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Ali is Notable.

Ahmad Al-Muʽazzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Ali was born in Malaysia.

Sultan Ahmad Al-Muʽazzam Shah ibni Al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Ali (23 May 1836 – 9 May 1914) was the sixth Raja Bendahara of Pahang and the founder and first modern Sultan of Pahang.^[1]

Wan Ahmad was born on 23 May 1836 in Pulau Maulana, Pekan, Pahang, Johor Sultanate (now Malaysia). He was the son of Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Ali Ibni Al-Marhum Tun Koris and Cik Long binti Encik Esah (Che Puan Lingga).^[1]

At the time Pahang was part of the Johor Sultanate. His father, the Bendahara in Pahang, asserted independence in 1853.^[1]

His father died in 1857. Tun Wan Ahmad seized the throne in 1863 from his elder brother Tun Mutahir in the Pahang Civil War. He assumed the title Sri Paduka Dato' Bendahara Siwa Raja Tun Ahmad.^[1]

In 1881, Tun Wan Ahmad took upon the title of Sultan Ahmad al-Muadzam Shar, reviving Pahang as a sultanate after more than two centuries of union with Johor. He gained formal recognition from the British government in 1887, in return for signing a treaty which compelled him to accept a British Agent in his court. Due to pressure from the residing agent to administer the state according to British ideals, there was discontent and clashes between traditional chiefs and the British. He was compelled to put his state under British protectorate in 1888.^[1]

Due to old age, Sultan Ahmad transferred his executive powers to his eldest son Tengku Long Mahmud in 1909, retaining his position and title. He died on 9 May 1914 at Istana Pantai, Pekan, Pahang. British Malaya. He was buried at the Royal Cemetery, Kampung Marhum, Kuala Pahang, Pahang.^[1]

He had multiple wives and many children.^[1] Notable were:

• Tengku Long Mahmud, born 1868, son by his second wife Cik Pah binti Arshad, who succeeded him as Sultan.^[2]
• Abdullah Al-Mu'tassim Billah Shah, born 1874, son with wife Cik Kusuma Sokma binti Tok Minal Daeng Koro.^[3]
• Tengku Muhamad, born 1901, son with Tun Besar Fatimah binti Tun Muhammad.^[4]

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Wikipedia: Ahmad Muʽazzam
2. ↑ Wikipedia for son Mahnud Shah: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Shah_II_of_Pahang
3. ↑ Wikipedia for son Abdullah al'Mu'tassim Billah Shah: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_al-Mu'tassim_Billah_Shah_of_Pahang
4. ↑ Wikipedia (Malay): https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengku_Muhamad_bin_al-Marhum_Sultan_Ahmad