Ali of Johor
| Ali | |||||
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| Sultan of Johor | |||||
| Reign | 1835–1855 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sultan Hussein Shah | ||||
| Successor | Tengku Alam Shah (titular) | ||||
| Sultan of Muar | |||||
| Reign | 1855–1877 | ||||
| Born | 1824 | ||||
| Died | 21 June 1877 (aged 52-53) | ||||
| Burial | Umbai Mosque, Malacca | ||||
| Spouse | 1. Tengku Ngah 2. Daing Siti 3. Cik Sembuk |
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| Issue |
Sons: 2. Tengku Sembuk 3. Tengku Cik Fatimah 4. Tengku Mariam 5. Tengku Sharifah |
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| House | House of Bendahara (Johor) | ||||
| Father | Sultan Hussein Shah | ||||
| Mother | Tengku Perbu | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
| Full name | |
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| Ali Iskandar Shah ibni Hussein Mohammed Shah |
Sons:
1. Tengku Alam
2. Tengku Mahmud of Johor
3. Tengku Abdullah of Johor
4. Tengku Mansur of Johor
5. Tengku Puteh of Johor
Daughters:
Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah ibni Hussein Muazzam Shah was the 19th Sultan of Johor, who succeeded his father, Sultan Hussein after the latter died of natural cause in 1835. Over the next twenty years, Sultan Ali's claims to the office of Sultan of Johor were only recognised by some merchants and a few Malays. Like his father, Sultan Ali's was much of a puppet monarch and played a minimal role in the administrative affairs of the state, which came under the charge of the Temenggong and the British. In 1855, Sultan Ali ceded the sovereignty rights of Johor (except Kesang in Muar) to Temenggong Daing Ibrahim, in exchange for a formal recognition as the "Sultan of Johor" by the British and a monthly allowance. Following the secession of Johor, Sultan Ali was granted administrative charge over Muar until his death in 1877, and in most administrative matters, was often styled as the "Sultan of Muar".
Tengku Ali succeeded his father in 1835 as the Sultan of Johor, but was not recognised as the Sultan of Johor for the first few years of his reign. A proclamation by the British colonial government in September 1840 granted him the right as the legitimate heir as his father's successor, but not amounting to a recognition as the "Sultan of Johor".
In the 1840s, Johor began to receive the first Chinese settlers (mainly immigrants from Swatow and Chaozhou). The young Temenggong, Tun Daeng Ibrahim, took up the administrative tasks of the state. He imposed taxes upon these settlers, which went to the Temenggong's charge. However, unlike the Temenggong, Sultan Ali was unwilling to involve himself with the affairs of the state but at the same time complained of receiving insufficient allowance from the British. He was well known for his penchant for an extravagant lifestyle, and was chalking up considerable debts by the 1850s.
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