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 NERFINISHED
Riau-Lingga Archipelago NERFINISHED
Singapore NERFINISHED
birthYear 1776
causeOfHistoricalSignificance Foundation of modern Singapore under British rule
centuryOfActivity 19th century
child Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah of Johor NERFINISHED
conflict Succession dispute in Johor after the death of Sultan Mahmud Shah III
countryOfCitizenship Johor Sultanate NERFINISHED
deathYear 1835
dynasty House of Bendahara-Johor NERFINISHED
ethnicity Malay
father Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor NERFINISHED
historicalRegionRuled Johor-Riau Sultanate NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Sultan Hussein Shah NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Malay
name Husain Muhammad Shah NERFINISHED
Husain Shah NERFINISHED
Hussein Shah NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Sultan of Johor and Pahang NERFINISHED
predecessor Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Sultan of Johor NERFINISHED
recognizedBy British East India Company NERFINISHED
Stamford Raffles NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1835
reignStart 1819
religion Islam
rivalClaimant Tengku Abdul Rahman of Johor NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Stamford Raffles NERFINISHED
spouse Tengku Permaisuri Tengku Long NERFINISHED
successor Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah of Johor NERFINISHED
treatyDate 1819-02-06
treatyLocation Singapore NERFINISHED

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Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor signatory Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor