Muzaffar II of Johor

Sultan Muzaffar Shah II (1546–1570) was the second Sultan of Johor. He was known as Raja Muda Perdana before he succeeded the throne. He was installed to the throne of Johor in 1564 by the Acehnese upon the death of his father, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II, who died shortly after he was captured and brought back to Aceh after the Acehnese invasion of Johor.

Muzaffar Shah II
Sultan of Johor
ReignSultan of Johor: 1564–1570
Coronation1564
PredecessorAlauddin Riayat Shah II
SuccessorAbdul Jalil I
Born1546
Died1570 (aged 24)
SpouseTun Mas Jiwa, Tun Trang
FatherAlauddin Riayat Shah II
ReligionSunni Islam

Muzaffar II moved his capital to Seluyut in 1565 from Johor Lama to assert his independence from the Acehnese. He died in 1570 of poison and was succeeded by Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah I.

Personal life

He had three wives. His first wife was Tun Mas Jiwa, daughter of the temenggung, Tun Hassan. His second wife was Tun Trang, daughter of Tun Ali, Seri Nara Diraja of Pahang, and Tun Fatimah. Tun Trang bore him two sons, Abdul Jalil I and Raja Radin. His third wife was the former wife of Sultan Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II and daughter of Sultan Husain Ali Riayat Shah of Aceh.

References
    Muzaffar II of Johor
    Malacca-Johor Dynasty
    Born: 1546 Died: 1570
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Alauddin Riayat II    		 Sultan of Johor
    1564–1570    		 Succeeded by
    Abdul Jalil I
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