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Sultan Hussein Mua'zzam Shah ibni Mahmud Shah Alam (Malay: سلطان حسين معظم شاه ابن محمود شاه عالم, 1776 – 5 September 1835) was the 19th ruler of Johor-Riau. He signed two treaties with Britain which culminated in the founding of modern Singapore ; during which he was nominally given recognition by the British ...
Sultan Hussein Mohamed Shah (b. 1776 1 –d. 5 September 1835, Malacca 2) or Tengku Long (or Sulong, which means eldest in Malay) or Tengku Hussein, was the eldest son of Sultan Mahmud Shah 3 (b. 1761 – d. 14 January 1811, Lingga), 4 the last Sultan of the Johore-Riau-Lingga empire. 5 As the eldest son, Tengku Hussein was customarily the ...
Feb 12, 2024 · Sultan Hussein Shah ascended to the throne of Johor in 1812, inheriting a kingdom grappling with internal discord and external threats. His reign coincided with a period of significant...
Jan 31, 2019 · Tengku Long agreed and Raffles installed him as Sultan Hussein Mohamed Shah of Johor. Raffles then signed a treaty with Sultan Hussein and Temenggong Abdul Rahman, the local chief of Singapore, on 6 February 1819. This treaty allowed the EIC to lease land for a trading post.
They crowned Tengku Hussein in Singapore, and he took the title Hussein Shah of Johor. The British were actively involved in the Johor-Riau administration between 1812 and 1818, and their intervention further strengthened their dominance in the Strait of Malacca.
Raffles offered to recognize Hussein Shah as the rightful Sultan of Johor, and provide him with a yearly payment, but in return, Hussein would grant the British East India Company the right to establish the island as a trading post.
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Formerly the royal mosque of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Mosque represents the solidarity and unity of Muslims in Singapore. The impressive building serves as a reminder of the Malay royalty that was once housed in the nearby Istana Kampong Glam and the thriving Muslim communities living in the area during the British colonial period.
