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GENEALOGY

ca. 1568 - 1580 Panglima Dewa Shahdan. b. ca. 1500. A military commander from Aru, who conquered and established his rule over the Tanah Karo, ca 1568. He d. ca. 1580, having had issue, a son and a daughter:
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1580 – 1612 Panglima Dewa Sakdi [Indra Sakti], Kejuruan Hitam, son of Panglima Dewa Shahdan. Succeeded his father, consolidated his rule and established control over much of Langkat, ca. 1580. He d. at Guri, ca. 1612 (bur. Buluh China, Hamparan Perak), having had issue, three sons:
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1612 – 1673 H.H. Sultan ‘Abdu’llah ibni al-Marhum Panglima Dewa Sakdi [Al-Marhum Guri], eldest son of Panglima Dewa Sakdi of Kejuruan Hitam. Succeeded on the death of his father, ca. 1612. He d. at Buluh Cina, Hamparan Perak, 1673 (bur. there), having had issue, a son:
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1673 – 1750 H.H. Raja Kahar ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’llah, Raja of Langkat, son of H.H. Sultan ‘Abdu’llah ibni al-Marhum Panglima Dewa Sakdi [Al-Marhum Guri]. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1673. Removed his seat from Kota Rentang in Hamparan Perak to Kota Dalam Secanggang, where he introduced a number of administratve changes, established a government and founded the new state of Langkat 17th January 1750. He d. at Kota Dalam, 1750, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
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1750 – 1814 H.H. Sutan Bendahara Raja Badi uz-Zaman ibni al-Marhum Raja Kahar [Al-Marhum Kaca], Raja of Langkat, elder son of H.H. Raja Kahar ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’llah, Raja of Langkat. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1750. He d. at Kacha Puri, 1814 (bur. Pungai), having had issue four sons:
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1814 – 1818 H.H. Raja Hitam ibni al-Marhum Sutan Bendahara Raja Badi uz-Zaman [Kejuruan Tua Hitam], Raja of Langkat, son of Raja Indra Bongsu. Wakil of Kota Dalam, by his first wife, Serika Intan [Sri Intan], eldest daughter of Orang Kaya Zainal bin Mahmud, of Pangkalan Buluh, in Hamparan Perak, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his paternal grandfather, 1814. Deposed after the conquest of Langkat by the Sultan of Siak, 1818. Fled to Deli, where he raised a force to regain his throne. m. ... (d. after 1823). He was k. in an explosion when he stopped off to hunt alligators on the Deli River, while proceeding to retake his domains, 1822, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
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1818 - 1840 H.H. Raja Ahmad Shah ibni al-Marhum Raja Indra Bongsu [Kejuruan Muda], Raja of Langkat, son of Raja Indra Bongsu, Wakil of Kota Dalam, by his principal wife, Serika Intan binti Zainal, educ. privately. Succeeded on the deposition of his uncle, 1818. Installed as Raja Kejuruan Muda Wallah Jepura Bilad Langkat under the protection of the Sultan of Siak Sri Indrapura. Reigned under the regency of his maternal uncle, the Orang-Kaya Shahbandar Sampei, until he came of age and assumed full ruling powers. m. (first) (div. before 1822), Wan Chandra Dewi, daughter of Orang Kaya Si Bagus bin Zainal, of Pangkalan Buluh, in Hamparan Perak. m. (second) Y.M. Tengku Kanah, of Siak. He d. at Kota Dalam, 1840, having had issue, four sons and three daughters:
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