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
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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
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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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