Muzaffar Shah of Pahang

Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Shah (died 1540) is the sixth Sultan of Pahang who reigned from 1530–1540. He succeeded on the death of his father, Mahmud Shah in 1530.[1]

Muzaffar Shah
مظفر شاه
Sultan of Pahang
Reign15301540
PredecessorMahmud Shah
SuccessorZainal Abidin Shah
Died1540
Regnal name
Paduka Sri Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah
Posthumous name
Marhum Tengah
HouseMelaka
FatherMahmud Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Known as Raja Jainad before his accession, Muzaffar Shah is the eldest son of the fifth Sultan of Pahang, Mahmud Shah by his first wife, Raja Putri Olah binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad.

Death

Muzaffar Shah was killed in 1540 by Khoja Zainal, leader of a Bruneian envoy, for committing adultery with his wife, at Pekan. He is styled Marhum Tengah after his death and was succeeded by his younger brother, Raja Ismail.

References

Bibliography

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  • Khoo, Gilbert (1980), From Pre-Malaccan period to present day, New Straits Times
  • Suria Fadhillah Md Fauzi; Zarith Sofiah Othman; Sharifah Shatrah Syed Hamid (2014), Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Pahang: Raja Pemerintah Sebagai Simbol Kuasa dan Kedaulatan Negeri, International Conference on Law, Policy and Social Justice, archived from the original on 2015-06-20
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Muzaffar Shah of Pahang
House of Malacca
 Died: 1540
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Mahmud Shah I
Sultan of Pahang
1530–1540
Succeeded by
Zainal Abidin Shah
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