Ibrahim Shah of Selangor

Sultan Ibrahim Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Salehuddin Shah (Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان صالح الدين شاه ; born Raja Ibrahim bin Raja Lumu; c. 1736 – 27 October 1826) was the second Sultan of Selangor. He served as sultan from 1778 until his death in 1826.[1]

Ibrahim
Sultan of Selangor
Royal seal of Ibrahim of Selangor
2nd Sultan of Selangor
Reign1778 – 27 October 1826
PredecessorSalehuddin of Selangor
SuccessorMuhammad Shah of Selangor
BornRaja Ibrahim bin Raja Lumu
c. 1736
Died27 October 1826 (aged 89-90)
Kuala Selangor, Selangor
Burial
Bukit Melawati Royal Mausoleum , Bukit Melawati, Kuala 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)
Names
Raja Ibrahim bin Marhum Saleh
Regnal name
Sultan Ibrahim Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Salehuddin Shah
HouseOpu Daeng Celak
FatherSultan Salehuddin Shah ibni Daeng Chelak
MotherEngku Puan binti Paduka Sri Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah of Riau
ReligionSunni Islam

He was known as a strong energetic ruler and an Anglophile.[2] Despite building the Kota Melawati fort to protect the area, on 13 July 1784, the Dutch captured Kuala Selangor[1][3] and ended up deposing and exiling him.[2] Sultan Ibrahim recaptured the fort in a daring raid in 1785 with help from Pahang.[4] After helping Perak remove the Siamese presence in Perak, Ibrahim demanded tribute for the help provided.[5]

Later in his reign, in 1818, Selangor began political relations with the United Kingdom.[6] Contemporary writer Thomas Newbold (1807–1850) mentions that after his successor Muhammad Shah took the throne, the territory lapsed into comparative decay, where Ibrahim's offspring committed piracy, robberies and levied contributions from the local inhabitants, which then lead to emigration.[2][7]

References
  1. "Salasilah kesultanan Selangor mulai 1756". Utusan Online. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. Winstedt, Richard Olof (1962). A History of Malaya. Marican. p. 214.
  3. "Bukit Melawati - Kuala Selangor , Selangor Malaysia". JourneyMalaysia.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. Leong, Ewe Paik (2017). "More than fireflies in Kuala Selangor". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. The Royal Asiatic Society (1933). Journal Of The Malayan Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society Vol-XI. The Malayan Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society, Singapore. p. 11.
  6. Great Britain. Colonial Office (1890). Papers Relating to the Protected Malay States [Annual Report]. p. 26. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  7. "Political and statistical account of the British settlements". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-03-05.


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