1413 - 1423
Paduka Sri Sultan Iskandar Shah*, Sultan of Malacca. b.
at Singapore, ca 1344, younger son of Paduka Sri Maharaja
Parameswara, Raja of Malacca, educ. privately.
Styled Raja Muda before his accession. Fled from
Singapore with his father and family in 1398, moving to
Seletar, thence to Muar, Biawak Busok and Kota Burok,
then to Bertam. Established a settlement and constructed
his palace at Malacca (on St Paul's Hill) ca 1403,
encouraging the Bugis to settle there with immigrants
from Aru. Succeeded as ruler on the death of his father
in late 1413, and installed as Paduka Sri Ratna
Adivikrama di-Raja [Seri Rama Adikerma Raja].
He subsequently removed the capital there after his
accession. He visited China where the Emperor received
him in audience at Peking on 5th October 1414, when he (Mu-kan-sa-yu-ti-er-sha)
reported the death of his father (Pai-li-mi-su-la)
and received recognition as his successor. Visited China
again with his wife and son, when the Chinese Emperor
received him (Issu-han-ta-er-sha) at Peking on 23rd
September 1419, the party remaining in China for three
years. His interest in trade and diplomatic adventures
led him at once to take the protection of the King of
Siam, at another the Batara of Majapahit and later, the
Emperor of China. m. (first) the principal
daughter of a senior minister of Bugis descent. m.
(second) a daughter of a Chinese Admiral. m.
(third) at Malacca, 1416, at the age of seventy-two and
after conversion to Islam, a daughter of Sultan al-Adil
Malik uz-Zahir Abu Zaid, Sultan of Samudra-Pasai. m.
(a) a daughter of Sang Ranjuna Tapa, of Singapore. He d.
shortly after returning from a three year visit to China,
at Malacca, late 1423 (before 20th April 1424), having
had issue:
1) Raja
Kechil Besar. Recorded in one version of the
Sejarah Melayu as reigning for two 2 years as Sultan
Megat and father of Radin Bagus, Radin (sic)
Tengah and Radin Anum. He probably served as
regent during the visits of Iskandar Shah to
China**. m. a daughter of the Bendahara
Sri Maharaja Indera Purba, son of Tun
Parapatih Tulus I, by his wife, Paduka Sri Ratna
Vira Vikrama di-Raja, Raja of Temasek. He had
issue, three sons:
a)
Radin Bagus. m. a daughter of Tun
Parapatih Tulus II. He had issue, two
sons:
b)
Radin Tengah***. m. a daughter of
Tun Parapatih Tulus II.
c)
Radin Anum [Inu]. m. a daughter of
Tun Parapatih Tulus II. He had issue:
i) Raja
Tua. m. at Malacca, 1445,
as his first wife, Paduka Sri
Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Abu Shahid,
Sultan of Malacca (d.
1459), youngest son of Paduka Sri
Maharaja Sultan Muhammad Shah,
Sultan of Malacca, by his wife,
the Rokan princess. She had
issue, a son - see below.
ii)
Another daughter. m. as
his first wife, Tun 'Ali bin
Bendahara Sri Amar di-Raja, Bendahara
Sri Nara di-Raja, son of Bendahara
Sri Amar di-Raja, by his
wife, Tun Ratna Wati, daughter of
Baginda Mani Purindan.
2) Raja
Ahmad, Raja Besar Muda. m.
(first) Tuan Putri Kamar ul-'Aja'ib,
daughter of Paduka Sri Raja Sulaiman Shah, Raja
of Kota Mahligai, in Kelantan. m.
(second) a Chinese gunduk. He d.
ca 1424, having had issue:
a)
Raja Puteh, Rajaputra ****(s/o
a Chinese lady). Regent under the title
of Paduka Raja for his nephew
Muzaffar Shah I during his wars with
Pahang, Rokan, Trengganu and Patani. He
was k. by his nephew Sultan Mansur
Shah I, at the Balai, Bertam, having had
issue, four daughters:
i) A
daughter. m. Y.M. Tun
Tahir bin Sri Nara di-Raja Tun
'Ali, Sri Nara di-Raja (k.
(krissed) on the orders of Sultan
Mahmud Shah I, at Malacca, 1510),
first Governor of Kampar, son of
Tun 'Ali bin Bendahara Sri Amar
di-Raja, Bendahara Sri Nara
di-Raja, by his second wife,
Tun Kudu, daughter of Tun
Perpatih Sendang, Bendahara
Sri Wak Raja.
iii)
Another daughter. m. after
the death of her paternal aunt
Tun Hamzah [Dato' Bongkok], Sri
Bijaya di-Raja, sometime
C-in-C and Governor of Inderapura
(Pahang) ca 1460-1470.
iv)
Another daughter. m.
(taken as a gunduk) Paduka
Sri Sultan Mansur Shah I ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Muzaffar Shah,
Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah
fil'Alam, Sultan of Malacca (b.
1406; d. at Malacca, 1477,
bur. there at the Royal
Mausoleum on St Paul's Hill), son
of Paduka Sri Sultan Muzaffar
Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Abu
Shahid, Malik-ul-Adil, Khalifat
ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam,
Sultan of Malacca, by his wife,
Raja Tua. She had issue - see
below.
b)
Raja Tengah***, who succeeded as Paduka
Sri Sultan Muhammad Shah ibni al-Marhum
Raja Besar Muda Ahmad, Sultan of Malacca
- see below.
c)
Radin Isap.
d)
Radin Bala. Received as an envoy to the
Emperor of China on 11th April
1435.
a)
A daughter (eldest sister of Sulan
Muhammad Shah). m. Tun Hamzah
[Dato' Bongkok], Sri Bijaya di-Raja
(m. second, after her death, her
niece, a daughter of Raja Puteh - see
above), sometime C-in-C and first
Governor of Inderapura (Pahang) ca
1460-1470.
The use of Radin is equally inexplicable, given
that the title Javanese when a) no Javanese connection is
mentioned for either parent and b) the higher title of Raja
was already in use for those of male-line Royal descent.
*** Several recensions of the Sejarah Melayu assume that
Raja Tengah and Radin are the same individual, but this
is not at all clear from the earlier editions. Tengah
simply indicates an individual's birth order as a
"middle" child.
**** Mentioned with these titles and in some detail only
in the Portuguese sources (Pires pp 243-246), both of
which predate the earliest known editions of the 'Sejarah
Melayu'. The latter make out that Raja Tengah's elder
brother was the Bendahara, later recensions
calling him Tun Perpatih Permuka Berjajar.
However, this seems to be yet another attempt or mistaken
attempt to assign a male-line Royal descent by the
Bendahara clan. It is more likely that given the
Portuguese accounts of his daughters' marriages, the
descent of the Bendaharas is entirely genuine, but that
descent is in the female line.
1423 - 1444
Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Shah ibni al-Marhum Raja Besar
Muda Ahmad, Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam,
Sultan of Malacca. b. ca 1388), second son of Raja
Ahmad ibni al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar Shah, Raja Besar
Muda, by his wife, Tuan Putri Kamar ul-'Aja'ib, educ.
privately. Styled Raja Kechil Besar before his
accession. Succeeded on the death of his father as Sri
Maharaja, 1423. He journeyed to China with his wife,
when the Chinese Emperor received Hsi-li-ma-ha-la-che
at Peking on 20th April 1424 and he reported
the death of his father. Returned to China for a second
time with his brother Radin Bala, arriving at Nanking on
28th November 1433, received at court in
Peking on 26th May 1434, and departed Canton
after 28th April 1435. Assumed the Muslim
title of Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Shah sometime
after 1435%. m. (first) a daughter of
Tun Perpatih Muka Berjaya, Sri Deva Raja. m.
(second) a sister of the Raja of Rokan. m. (third)
a daughter of the Bendahara Sri Maharaja Indra Purba.
He d. at Malacca, 1444, having issue, four sons
and a daughter:
1) Raja
Kechil Bambang ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad
Shah (s/o the first wife). He d.v.p.
2) Raja
Mahkota ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Shah (s/o
the first wife).
3) Raja
Hitam Ibrahim, who succeeded as Paduka Sri Sultan
Ibrahim Dewa Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad
Shah, Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam,
Sultan of Malacca (s/o the Rokan princess)
- see below.
4) Raja
Abu Kasim, who succeeded as Paduka Sri Sultan
Muzaffar Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad
Shah, Malik-ul-Adil, Khalifat ul-Mukminin
Zilu'llah fil'Alam, Sultan of Malacca (s/o
the Bendahara's daughter) - see below.
1) Raja
Fatima binti al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Shah. m.
Paduka Sri Sultan Ibrahim [Megat Kuda], Sultan of
Siak, son of Paduka Sri Maharaja Parameswara, of
Siak. She had issue, two sons - see Indonesia (Siak).
% The
initial use of a classical Sanskrit title in the Chinese
sources, followed by a later change to an Islamic title
seem to confirm his conversion to Islam as recorded in
the 'Sejarah Malayu'. This raises questions about his
predecessor Iskandar Shah, where similar changes in title
occur. Those correspond with records of his conversion
following marriage to the Sultan of Pasai's daughter.
Perhaps Iskandar and some of his relatives embraced
Islam, but that conversion was not complete. Other
members of his family, the court and general populace may
have adhered to the old religion until a more complete
and orthodox conversion during the reign of Sultan
Muhammad Shah.
1444 - 1445
Paduka Sri Sultan Ibrahim Dewa Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Muhammad Shah, Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam
['Abu Shahid], Sultan of Malacca. b. 1443, third
son of Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Shah ibni al-Marhum
Sultan Ahmad Megat, Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah
fil'Alam, Sultan of Malacca, by his third wife, the Rokan
princess, educ. privately. Styled Sri
Parameswara Dewa Shah# before his
accession. Appointed as Heir Apparent at the instigation
of the Queen Mother, who was opposed to her own grandson,
Raja Kasim. Proclaimed aged seventeen months on the death
of his father, but never installed. Reigned under the
regency of his uncle the Raja of Rokan. He was k.
in an affray with Tamils, during the revolt of his elder
half-brother, after a reign of one year and eight months,
1445.
1445 - 1459
Paduka Sri Sultan Muzaffar Shah@ ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Shah, Malik-ul-Adil, Khalifat
ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam, Sultan of Malacca,
youngest son of Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Shah ibni
al-Marhum Raja Ahmad, Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah
fil'Alam, Sultan of Malacca, by his third wife, a
daughter of the Bendahara Sri Maharaja Indra Purba, educ.
privately. Superseded as Heir Apparent by his younger
brother and forced to earn his own living as a fisherman.
He raised an army of followers, deposed the regent and
ascended the throne, at Malacca, 1445. A ruler renowned
for his justice and clemency, during whose reign the
codification of the laws were recorded in the Kitab
Undang Undang. Twice attacked by the King of Siam, but
successfully repulsed both invasions. m. (first)
at Malacca, 1445, Raja Tua, daughter of Radin Anum bin
Sultan Megat. m. (second) at Malacca, after 1445 (div.),
Tun Kudu (m. second, before 1459, Tun 'Ali, Sri
Nara di-Raja), daughter of Tun Perpatih Sedang, Bendahara
Sri Wak Raja. He d. 1459, having had issue,
one son and two daughters:
1) Raja
'Abdu'llah, who succeeded as Paduka Sri Sultan
Mansur Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muzaffar Shah,
Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam, Sultan
of Malacca (s/o Raja Tua) - see below.
1) A
daughter (sister of Mansur Shah). m. the
Raja of Pahang (father-in-law of Mansur Shah,
therefore probably Maharaja Deva Suriya,
of Pahang).
2)
Another daughter (sister of Mansur Shah). m.
the first Muslim ruler of Minagkabau (or
Kampar?).
@Su-lu-t'an
wu-ta-fo-na-sha in the Chinese records.
1459 - 1477
Paduka Sri Sultan Mansur Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Muzaffar Shah, Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam,
Sultan of Malacca. b. 1442, son of Paduka Sri
Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Abu Shahid,
Malik-ul-Adil, Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam,
Sultan of Malacca, by his wife, Raja Tua, educ.
privately. Succeeded on the death of his father and was
installed at Malacca, 1459 (aged 17 years). Conquered
Pahang, Kampar, and Siak. Received Indiragiri in dowry
with his Javanese wife. He became ill in old age and
ruled under the regency of his son, Sultan 'Ala ud-din,
for a long time. m. (first) before 1459, Tun Putih
Nur Pualam, daughter of Bendahara Sri Amar di-Raja.
m. (second) Putri Wanang Sri Lela Wangsa, daughter
of Maharaja Deva Suriya, of Pahang, by his wife, a
daughter or relative of the King of Siam, by whom he had
two sons. m. (third) ca 1460, Tuan Putri Hang Li
Po, a Chinese lady, supposedly the daughter of the
Emperor of China. m. (fourth) Radin Galoh Chandra
Kirana, Raja Perempuan Besar, a Javanese lady,
daughter of Sang Aji Jaya ning-Rat, Batara of Majapahit,
by his wife, Radin Galoh Devi Kesuma [Tuan Putri Wi
Kusuma], daughter of the Batara of Majapahit. m.
(fifth) a sister of the Bendahara Paduka Raja yang
bongsu. m. (sixth) Tun Sadah [Tun Shah],
daughter of Tun 'Ali, Sri Nara di-Raja. He d.
at Malacca, 1477 (aged 73) (bur. there at the
Royal Mausoleum on St Paul's Hill), having had issue, six
sons and five daughters:
1) Raja
Muhammad, who became Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad
Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mansur Shah, Sultan
of Pahang (s/o Putri Wanang Sri) - see Malaysia
(Pahang).
2) Raja
Ahmad, who succeeded as Paduka Sri Sultan Ahmad
Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mansur Shah, Sultan
of Pahang (s/o Putri Wanang Sri) - see Malaysia
(Pahang).
3) Raja
di-Baroh (eldest brother of Sultan 'Ala ud-din
Ri'ayat Shah I and uncle of Sultan Mahmud Shah).
4)
Paduka Mimat (s/o Li Po). He had issue:
a)
Paduka Sri China, ruler of Jeram, near
Langat. He had issue:
i)
Paduka Ahmad. He had issue:
(1)
Paduka Isap. His
descendants ruled at
Jeram.
5) Raja
Husain [Raja Radin], Raja Muda, who
succeeded as Paduka Sri Sultan 'Ala ud-din
Ri'ayat Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mansur Shah,
Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam, Sultan
of Malacca (s/o the fourth wife) - see
below.
6) Raja
Sulaiman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mansur Shah [Radin
Gegling/Ratu di-Keling] (s/o Chandra
Kirana) (youngest son). Appointed as Heir
Apparent by his father with the title of Raja
Muda. He was k.v.p. by
Temenggong Hang Jebat, who had run amok within
the Istana, 1474 (bur. Sayong Pinang).
1) Raja
Putri Bakal. b. at Malacca, before 1459 (d/o
a gunduk). m. Raja Merling of
Indragiri (d. at Malacca), by whom she had
issue - see Indonesia (Indragiri).
2) Raja
Maha Devi (d/o Tun Sadah). m.
Paduka Sri Sultan Ibrahim [Megat Kudu], Sultan of
Siak, son of Paduka Sri Maharaja Parameswara, of
Siak. She had issue, two sons - see Indonesia
(Siak).
3) Raja
Chandra (d/o Tun Sadah).
4) A
daughter. m. the ruler (probably governor)
of Kampar.
5)
Another daughter. m. the ruler (probably
governor) of Pahang.
1477 - 1488
Paduka Sri Sultan 'Ala ud-din Ri'ayat Shah I ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Mansur Shah, Khalifat ul-Mukminin
Zilu'llah fil'Alam, Sultan of Malacca. b. 1456, as
Raja Husain, youngest son of Paduka Sri Sultan Mansur
Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muzaffar Shah, Khalifat
ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam, Sultan of Malacca, by his
fourth wife, a sister of the Bendahara Paduka Raja,
educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent with
the title of Raja Muda after the death of his
elder half-brother. Succeeded on the death of his father
and installed with the title of Paduka Sri Sultan 'Ala
ud-din Ri'ayat Shah, 1477. He conquered Lingga and
the Riau islands, but was defeated by the ruler of Aru in
a sea-battle. He took a keen interest in religion but
amassed great wealth and habitually took opium. m.
(first) before 1477, Tun Senaja [Naja], daughter of Tun
'Ali, Sri Nara di-Raja, by his wife, Tun Kudu,
widow of Paduka Sri Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni al-Marhum
Sultan Abu Shahid, Sultan of Malacca, and daughter of Tun
Perpatih Sendang, Bendahara Sri Wak Raja. m.
(second) after 1477, his first cousin, a daughter of the
ruler of Kampar. m. (third) Raja Perempuan
(bur. Merlimau, Malacca), daughter of Sultan
Muhammad Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mansur Shah, Sultan
of Pahang, by his wife, Mengindra Putri, grand daughter
of Sultan Iskandar Shah Nenggiri ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Baki Shah, Raja of Kelantan. He d. (poisoned by
his Pahang brother or from fever) at Pagoh, on the Muar
river, 1488 (aged 33), having had issue, four sons and
four daughters&:
1) Raja
Mamat [Mat], Raja Muda, who succeeded as
Paduka Sri Sultan Mahmud Shah I ibni al-Marhum
Sultan 'Ala ud-din Shah, al-Mu'azzam al-Malik
al-Mukarram zilallah fi'l Alam, Sultan of Malacca
and 1st Sultan of Johor (s/o Tun Senaja) -
see below.
2)
Paduka Sri Sultan [Zalim] Menawar Shah ibni
al-Marhum Sultan 'Ala ud-din Shah, Raja of Kampar
(s/o the Raja Perempuan), educ.
privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent by his
father but subsequently superseded by his younger
half-brother, Raja Mahmud. Later compensated for
his loss and made ruler of Kampar. He d.
(poisoned on the orders of his brother Mahmud),
ca. 1505, having had issue, a son:
3)
Sultan 'Abdu'l Jamal ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Ala
ud-din Shah (s/o Tun Senaja).
4) Raja
Zainal ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Ala ud-din Shah (s/o
the Royal wife). He was k. on the orders
of his half-brother, Sultan Mahmud Shah I, before
1488.
1) The
eldest d/o Tun Senaja. m. at
Malacca, before 1475, Paduka Sri Sultan Ahmad
Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mansur Shah, Sultan
of Pahang (d. after 1512), younger son of
Paduka Sri Sultan Mansur Shah I ibni al-Marhum
Sultan Muzaffar Shah, Sultan of Malacca, by his
wife, Putri Wanang Sri Lela Wangsa, daughter of
the Paduka Sri Maharaja Dewa Surya, the
former ruler of Pahang and a relative of the King
of Siam - see Malaysia (Pahang).
2) Raja
Putri Hitam binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Ala ud-din
Shah (d/o Tun Senaja). m. at
Malacca, before 1488, Raja 'Abdu'llah ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Ibrahim, elder son of Paduka Sri
Sultan Ibrahim ibni al-Marhum Paduka Sri Maharaja
Parameswara, Sultan of Siak, by his wife, Raja
Maha Devi, daughter of Paduka Sri Sultan Mansur
Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muzaffar Shah,
Khalifat ul-Mukminin Zilu'llah fil'Alam, Sultan
of Malacca. She had issue, a son - see Indonesia
(Siak).
3) Raja
Fatima binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Ala ud-din Shah (d/o
Tun Senaja). m. at Malacca, before 1488,
Paduka Sri Sultan 'Abdu'l Jamil Shah ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Shah, Sultan of Pahang
(d. at Pekan Lama, 1511, bur.
Ziarat Raja Radin), eldest son of Paduka Sri
Sultan Muhammad Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Mansur Shah, Sultan of Pahang, by his wife,
Mengindra Putri, grand-daughter of Sultan
Iskandar Shah Nenggiri ibni al-Marhum Sultan Baki
Shah, Raja of Kelantan. She d.s.p.
at Pekan, 4th July 1495 (bur. Ziarat Raja
Radin) - see Malaysia (Pahang).
4)
Another daughter. m. at Malacca, before
1488, the ruler of Kampar or Indragiri.