Temenggong of Johor

Temenggong of Johor
Creation date	1757
Creation	Johor Sultanate
Created by	Abdul Jalil Shah III of Johor
First holder	Temenggong Abdul Jamal
Last holder	Temenggong Abu Bakar
Status	abolished
Extinction date	29 June 1868
Former seat(s)	Istana Lama

The Temenggong of Johor was one of the members of the Orang Kaya Council established by Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah of the Johor Sultanate.

History

The first Temenggong appointed was Temenggong Abdul Jamal in 1757.

The Temenggong of Johor was given the task of controlling the security of the sultan, safeguarding the state and exercising control over the territories of the Johor Sultanate.

The Temenggong of Johor was granted territorial control by the Sultan of Johor and Singapura (later Singapore) as the representative of the Sultan of Johor-Riau, just as the Bendahara was given control of Pahang, the Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau was given Riau, and the Temenggong of Muar was given control of Muar.

The descendants of the House of Temenggong would later found the new sultanate on mainland Johor with the first sultan of modern Johor being Abu Bakar. ^[1]

Temenggongs of Johor

Temenggong of Johor Succession Lineage
House of Bendahara-Johor Tun Abdul Jamal T.P.R r. 1757–1802 Tun Abdul Hamid T.S.M r. 1802–1803 Engku Muda Muhammad T.S.M ( d ) r. 1803–1806 Ungku Abdul Rahman T.S.M r. 1806–1825 Tun Haji Abdullah T.S.M ( d ) r. 1825–1841 Tun Daeng Ibrahim T.S.M r. 1841–1862 Modern Johor Sultanate Abu Bakar T.S.M r. 1862–1868 Maharaja r. 1868–1886 Sultan (1) r. 1886–1895

References

1. Carl A., Trcocki (2007). Prince of Pirates : The Temenggongs and the Developments of Johor and Singapore. Singapore: NUS Press. ISBN   9789971693763.