Abdul Jalil Shah IV
| Abdul Jalil Riayat Shah IV عبد الجاليل رعاية شاه |
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|---|---|
| Sultan of Johor | |
| Reign | 1699–1718 |
| Predecessor | Mahmud Shah II |
| Successor | Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah |
| Died | November 21st, 1721 Kuala Pahang |
| Burial | Royal Cemetery, Kuala Pahang |
| House | Bendahara |
| Father | Tun Habib Abdul Majid |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Paduka Sri Sultan ‘Abdu’l Jalil IV Ri’ayat Shah Zillu’llah fi al-’Alam bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Habib Abdul Majid was the 10th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies who reigned from 1699 to 1718.
He is the eldest son of Bendahara Tun Habib Abdul Majid who initially succeeded his father as the 13th Bendahara of Johor in 1697. Following the death of Mahmud Shah II without heir in 1699, Abdul Jalil was proclaimed as the next Sultan.
Upon the death of Ibrahim Shah in 1685, his ten-year-old son, Mahmud Shah II, ascended the throne and the state affairs were left to Bendahara Tun Habib Abdul Majid. As he grew up, Mahmud Shah gained a reputation for his caprice, and Johor gradually descended into a state of chaos. This instability was exacerbated in 1697 by the death of Tun Habib. Although Bendahara's son, Tun Abdul Jalil, inherited the position and maintained some stability for a time, Johor was thrown into a state of upheaval in 1699, when Mahmud Shah was assassinated by a local chief, Megat Seri Rama, whose pregnant wife was executed at the Sultan's orders. The assassination was carried out as the Sultan was on his way to a mosque for Friday prayers.
The assassination of Mahmud Shah marked the end of the Johor branch of the Melaka royal line and was a profound crisis for two reasons: firstly, the regicide was an act of treason, a grave offence according to the Malay worldview, and secondly, because Mahmud Shah had no known male issue.
To fill the vacant throne, the aristocracy proclaimed Tun Abdul Jalil as the succeeding Sultan at Kota Tinggi on September 3, 1699. His accession, however, did not receive the unanimous support of all the various factions within Johor. Many questioned the legitimacy of the Sultan's rise to power. A deeply religious man, Abdul Jalil Shah gradually took less interest in governing his kingdom, devoting more time instead to his faith and to his Acehnese wife Che Nusamah.
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