Tun Abdul Majid of Pahang
| Tun Abdul Majid تون عبد المجيد |
|
|---|---|
| Raja Bendahara of Pahang | |
| Reign | 1770–1802 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Tun Muhammad |
| Born | 1718 |
| Died | 1802 (aged 84) Pekan |
| Burial | Royal cemetery, Kuala Pahang |
| Issue |
Tun Muhammad Tun Koris |
| House | Bendahara |
| Father | Tun Abbas |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Tun Abdul Majid ibni Almarhum Tun Abbas (1718–1802) was the 19th Bendahara of Johor Empire, who believed by historians to be the first Raja Bendahara of Pahang that gained effective control over the principality, following the gradual dissolution of the Johor Empire by the end of the 18th century.
Little is known about Pahang in the eighteenth century except that it formed part of the Johor state and was established as the seat of power for the Bendahara of the empire.
In the war against the pretender from Siak, Raja Kecil, the chieftains of Pahang supported the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah IV. The Bugis allies that helped restoring the Bendahara dynasty rule began dominating Johor politics shortly after the defeat of Raja Kecil. In the latter half of the century, the Bendahara in Pahang grew tired of these over-powering friends and petitioned both the Dutch and English for help to drive them out of Riau.
In the same century, Pahang became the special province of the Bendaharas. The first Bendahara that effectively governing the principality was Tun Abdul Majid who was elevated to that dignity about 1770. The allegiance of the Bendahara to the Sultan however, continued, though it weakened in time.
The potentate, as the senior Chief, had the privilege of installing Sultan, and was himself installed by Sultans. The Bendahara became the fully accredited representative of the sovereign in Pahang, and in fact assumed to himself all the Sultan's prerogatives.
On December 12, 1757, Tun Abdul Majid was the signatory of the treaty during the reign of Mahmud Shah III which surrendered Rembau and Linggi to the Dutch, in return to their assistance against the Bugis faction.
After the Dutch had expelled the Bugis from Riau in 1784, the island has been occupied by Tengku Muda as Yamtuan Muda. When the English lifted the ban on the Bugis, Raja Ali returned to reclaim his position of Yamtuan Muda. Tengku Muda retorted by blockading Riau in May 1801. Bendahara Abdul Majid who was summoned from Pahang to effect settlement could, at first, do nothing. However, in February 1802, he managed to persuade the warring chiefs to go to Lingga where Mahmud Shah III made peace between the Malays and Bugis. In December 1804, Mahmud Shah III settled Raja Ali at Pulau Penyengat as Yamtuan Muda.
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