Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor

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Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was a 19th-century Malay ruler whose recognition by the British and role in the 1819 treaty enabled the founding of modern Singapore under British control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Malay ruler
Sultan of Johor
human
associatedWithPlace Johor
Riau-Lingga Archipelago
linked to: Riau-Lingga

Singapore
birthYear 1776
causeOfHistoricalSignificance Foundation of modern Singapore under British rule
centuryOfActivity 19th century
child Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah of Johor
conflict Succession dispute in Johor after the death of Sultan Mahmud Shah III
countryOfCitizenship Johor Sultanate
deathYear 1835
dynasty House of Bendahara-Johor
ethnicity Malay
father Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor
historicalRegionRuled Johor-Riau Sultanate
honorificTitle Sultan Hussein Shah
languageSpoken Malay
name Husain Muhammad Shah
Husain Shah
Hussein Shah
notableEvent 1819 treaty with the British East India Company
notableFor Being installed as Sultan with British support despite rival succession claims
Signing the treaty that ceded Singapore to British control
politicalAllegiance Aligned with British colonial interests in the region
politicalStatus British-backed ruler
positionHeld Sultan of Johor
Sultan of Johor and Pahang
linked to: Sultan of Johor
predecessor Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor
recognizedAs Sultan of Johor
recognizedBy British East India Company
Stamford Raffles
reignEnd 1835
reignStart 1819
religion Islam
rivalClaimant Tengku Abdul Rahman of Johor
roleInHistory Enabled British establishment of a trading post in Singapore
His recognition by the British facilitated the founding of modern Singapore
signedTreatyWith British East India Company
Stamford Raffles
spouse Tengku Permaisuri Tengku Long
successor Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah of Johor
treatyDate 1819-02-06
treatyLocation Singapore

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Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor signatory Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
House of Bendahara-Johor hasMember Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
House of Sultan Hussain associatedWith Sultan Hussain Shah of Johor
linked to: Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor