Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu

Sultan Zainal Abidin III Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II, KCMG, (12 April 1866 – 26 November 1918) was Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of the state of Terengganu from 1881 to 1918. Succeeding on the death of his father Sultan Ahmad, under his reign Terengganu became a British protectorate by the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. In 1911, Sultan Zainal Abidin III issued Terengganu's first constitution. He died in Kuala Terengganu on 26 November 1918, aged 52, after a nearly 37 year reign and was buried in the Zainal Abidin mosque. He was succeeded by his son, Muhammad Shah II.

Zainal Abidin III
Sultan of Terengganu
Sultan of Terengganu
Reign1881-1918
Coronation1881
PredecessorSultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II
SuccessorSultan Muhammad Shah II
Born(1866-04-12)12 April 1866
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Town, Kingdom of Siam
Died26 November 1918(1918-11-26) (aged 52)
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
IssueSultan Muhammad Shah II
Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
FatherSultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah II
MotherTengku Kulsum binti Sultan Muhammad Muadzam Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

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    Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu
    Bendahara Dynasty
    Born: 1866 Died: 1918
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Ahmad Muadzam Shah II
    Sultan of Terengganu
    1881-1918
    Succeeded by
    Muhammad Shah II
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