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Sultan Mahmud Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah (died 1528) ruled the Sultanate of Malacca from 1488 to 1511, and again as pretender to the throne from 1513 to 1528. He was son to Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. [1]: 246 As a monarch, he was known to be ruthless ruler. After the capture of Malacca and the downfall of the century long ...
His first royal wife was his first cousin Raja Fatimah binti al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah, daughter of the seventh Sultan of Malacca. [4] Shortly after his accession, Sultan Mahmud visited his namesake cousin, the deposed Sultan of Malacca, Mahmud Shah, who was exiled at Bintan after the conquest of Malacca in 1511. There, he married ...
In 1521 the captain of Malacca Jorge de Albuquerque attacked Bintan with 18 ships and 600 men. [13] Due to a lack of familiarity of the geography of the region, particularly its shallow waters, the Portuguese withdrew after losing 20 men and one light oarship. [13] Afterwards, Sultan Mahmud's raids on Malaccan shipping increased. [citation needed]
It contains significant provisions that reaffirmed the primacy of Malay customary law or adat, while at the same time accommodating and assimilating Islamic principles. The legal code is believed originally compiled during the reign of Muhammad Shah (1424–1444), before it was continuously expanded and improved by the succeeding sultans. [2]
Contrary to Sultan Mahmud Shah's hopes, Albuquerque did not intend to just sack the city, but to hold it permanently. He ordered the construction of a fortress close to the shoreline, which became known as A Famosa , due to its unusually tall keep , over 18 meters (59 ft) high.
Muzaffar Shah was invited by the people in the north of the peninsula to become their ruler, establishing the Sultanate of Perak. Meanwhile, Mahmud Shah's other son, Alauddin succeeded his father and established the Sultanate of Johor. Malacca was later conquered by the Dutch in a joint military campaign in January 1641.
Mahmud Shah of Bengal (1435–1459) Mir Mahmud Hotaki, Mahmud Shah Hotak, ruler of Persia/Afghanistan from 1717 to 1725; Mahmud Shah Durrani, Ruler of Afghanistan between 1801–1803 and 1809–1818; Muhamud Muzaffar Shah (1823–1864), Sultan of Riau Sultanate; Rulers of Gujarat Sultanate. Mahmud Shah I (1458-1511), popularly known as Mahmud ...
Raja Mahmud was the father of Raja Sulong who ultimately became Muzaffar Shah II of Perak. [ 42 ] Abdul Jamal was murdered in 1560 and was succeeded by his half-brother Raja Kadir who came to the throne with the title of Sultan Abdul Kadir Alauddin Shah .