Daeng Kemboja

Daeng Kemboja
Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau
Reign	1745 – 1777
Predecessor	Daeng Chelak
Successor	Raja Haji Fisabilillah
Born	Riau
Died	1777 (1778) Riau
Buried	1777 Batangan, Riau
Issue	Raja Ali
Father	Daeng Parani
Occupation	nobleman, warrior

Yamtuan Muda Riau III Opu Daeng Kemboja Ibni Daeng Parani (died 1777) was the third Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau.

History

Daeng Kemboja was the son of Bugis warrior Opu Daeng Parani. In 1745 he was appointed by Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Johor as the third Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau to replace his uncle Daeng Chelak who had died.

Daeng Kemboja also established the deputy position of Engku Kelana and appointed his cousin Raja Haji as the first Engku Kelana under him from 1745 to 1777. During his time, there was a war with the Dutch in Malacca due to conflict from Sultan Mansur Riayat Shah I of Terengganu.

Due to strained relations between the Bugis and Johor Malays, he, along with his family and followers left Riau and settled in Linggi in 1753 and later settled in Pedas, Rembau.

During his reign he served under four Sultans of Johor, namely, Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah (1722–1760), Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah (1760–1761), Ahmad Riayat Shah (1761–1770), and Mahmud Shah III (1770–1811).

Death

He died in 1777 in Riau and was known as Marhum Janggut. He was buried in Batangan, Riau. Following his death, his cousin Raja Haji was appointed by Bendahara Tun Abdul Majid as the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau.

Reference

• Virginia Matheson Hooker (1998). Tuhfat Al-Nafis. Yayasan Karyawan dan Dewan Bahasa Pustaka(DBP). ISBN   983-9510-02-9
• R.O. Winstedt (1992). A History of Johore. The Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (MBRAS). ISBN   983-99614-6-2
• Abu Hassan Mohamad Sham (1993). Puisi-puisi Raja Ali Haji. Dewan Bahasa Pustaka(DBP). ISBN   983-62-3971-5

Regnal titles
Preceded by Daeng Chelak	Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau 1745 – 1777	Succeeded by Raja Haji Fisabilillah