1858 – 1863 H.H. Sri Paduka Tun Muhammad Tahir bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali [Bendahara Tua], Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang. b. 1813, eldest son of H.H. Sri Paduka Tun ‘Ali ibni al-Marhum Dato’ Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Koris, Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang, by his first wife, Encik Wan Ngah, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent and invested with the title of Engku Muda Dato’ Bendahara Sri Wak Raja 1847. Succeeded his father as Sri Paduka Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja, October 1858. Transferred most of his administrative functions to his eldest son after he became incapacitated by old age, May 1861. m. (first) ca 1823, Y.A.M. Tengku Kechil binti al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l-Rahman Mu’azzam Shah [Tengku Chit], eldest daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan ‘Abdu’r Rahman I Mu’adzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah Alam, Sultan of Lingga, Riau and its dependencies. m. (second) 1832, Y.A.M. Tunku Chik binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah, daughter of H.H. Maulana Paduka Sri Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah I ibni al-Marhum ‘Abdu’llah al-Mukarram Shah, Sultan of Kedah, by his wife, Che’ Arshid. He d. at sea, while sailing to Singapore, near Kuala Sedili, 30th May 1863 (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), having had issue, eight sons and four daughters:
1) Y.M. Encik Engku Long Koris, who succeeded as H.H. Sri Paduka Tun Koris bin Dato' Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir, Dato' Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang (s/o Tengku Chik) - see below.
2) Y.M. Encik Engku Usman bin Dato' Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir. He d. after 1866.
3) Y.M. Encik Engku ‘Abdu’l Rahman bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir [Encik Wan Aman] [Engku Ngah], Dato’ Sri Bendahara Muda (s/o Tengku Chik), educ. privately. Appointed as deputy by his brother, appointed as guardian to his eldest son and invested with the title of Dato’ Sri Bendahara Muda, 1863. Nominated as Regent by the Orang Kaya-Kaya Shahbandar Tunku Syed and some of the leading Pahang chiefs, on behalf of his minor nephew, following the death of his elder brother, 3rd June 1863. Expelled by his youngest uncle Ahmad,10th June 1863. He retired to Johor but engaged in several abortive attempts to recover Pahang in 1866, 1868 and 1870, then served in the Selangor Civil War under Tunku Kudin. DH of Ulu Selangor 1870-1871. m. (first) ca. 1850, Y.A.M.Tengku Hamida binti al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Mu’azzam Shah, third daughter of H.H.Sultan Muhammad II Mu’azzam Shah ibnial-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Rahman Mu’azzam Shah, Sultan of Riau, Lingga and dependencies. m. (second) Encik Engku Empok binti Tun Ismail [Nik Empuk], eldest daughter of Tun Ismail bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun‘Ali, Engku Panglima Besar of Chenor. m.(third) Y.M. Tengku Halima, of Riau-Lingga. m. (fourth) Cik PuanBendahara Muda. He d. at Kampong Masjid, after 1872 (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), having had issue, onedaughter by his first and one son each by his second, third and fourth wives:
a) Encik Wan Muhammad Tahir bin Bendahara Muda Tun ‘Abdu’l Rahman [Tun Tahir] (s/o Encik Wan Empok). Enlisted as private JMF 1908, prom 2nd-Lieut, ADC to the Sultan of Johor, Mbr Pekan District Cttee. m. Y.M. Ungku Embong Zaleha binti Ungku Chik Ahmad [Encik Wan Embong Zaleha] (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), eldest daughter of H.H. Ungku Chik Ahmad bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman, by his wife, H.H. Tunku Besar Putri bintial-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar, daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sir AbuBakar ibni al-Marhum Tengku Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim, Sultan of Johor, GCMG, KCSI. He d. at Kampong Pahang, Johor Bahru, 1928 (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), having had issue, two sons and three daughters:
i) Encik Wan Muhammad bin Encik Wan Tahir, of Batu Pahat, Johor.
ii) Encik Wan Chik bin Encik Wan Tahir, of Batu Pahat, Johor.
i) Encik Wan Mariam binti Encik Wan Tahir. m. Y.M. Sayyid Sahil bin Sayyid ‘Ali al-Jufri. She had issue, one son.
ii) Encik Wan Aisha binti Encik Wan Tahir [Esah]. m. Y.M. Engku Muhammad Tonggek bin Encik Engku ‘Ali, son of Y.M. Encik Engku ‘Ali bin Tun Ismail, by his first wife, Daeng Fatima [Imah]. She d. at Johor Bharu, October 2001, having had issue, two sons and one daughter – see above.
iii) Encik Wan Chik binti Encik Wan Tahir. m. Radin Muhammad. She had issue, three sons and three daughters.
c) Encik Wan Yusuf bin Bendahara Muda Tun ‘Abdu’l Rahman (s/o Cik Puan).He had issue, five sons and one daughter:
i) Encik Wan ‘Abdu’llah bin Encik Wan Yusuf.
ii) Encik Wan Samdim bin Encik Wan Yusuf.
iii) Encik Wan Muhammad bin Encik Wan Yusuf.
iv) Encik Wan Sa’ad bin Encik Wan Yusuf.
v) Encik Wan Ibrahim bin Encik Wan Yusuf.
i) Encik Wan Kamsiah binti Encik Wan Yusuf.
a) Y.M. Encik Engku Tengah Roqiyah binti Bendahara Muda Tun ‘Abdu’l Rahman (d/o Tengku Hamida).
4) Y.M. Encik Engku Wan Uda ‘Ali bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir [Encik Wan Da]. b. 1843 (s/o Tengku Chik). Engaged in several attempts to recover Pahang in 1866, 1868 and 1870. He then served in the Selangor Civil War under Tunku Kudin, captured and imprisoned by Syed Mashor 1871-1873. m. (first) Cik Puan Jamila binti ‘Ali. m. (second) Cik Puan ... He d. after June 1875, having had issue, two sons and three daughters by his first and one son by his second wife:
a) Encik Wan Muhammad bin Encik Wan Da. b. 1909 (s/o Jamila). He d. 1974, having had issue, six sons and five daughters, including:
i) Encik Wan Yahya bin Encik Wan Muhammad. b. 1928.
ii) Encik Wan Shahid bin Encik Wan Muhammad. b. 1931. He d. 1994.
iii) Encik Wan ‘Abdu’l Ghani bin Encik Wan Muhammad. m. Che’ Puan D... binti Mahzan. He had issue, three sons and five daughters.
iv) Encik Wan ‘Abdu’l Rahman [Deraman] bin Encik Wan Muhammad.
v) Encik Wan Yusof bin Encik Wan Muhammad. b. 1938. He d. 1972.
i) Encik Wan Safiya binti Encik Wan Muhammad.
ii) Encik Wan Basir un-nisa binti Encik Wan Muhammad. b. 1940. She d. 1944.
iii) Encik Wan Sadiah binti Encik Wan Muhammad. b. 1953. She d. 1998.
b) Encik Wan Mek bin Encik Wan Da (s/o Jamila).
c) Encik Wan ... bin Encik Wan Da (s/o the second wife). He had issue, a son:
i) Encik Wan Ibrahim, of Muar.
a) Encik Wan Tijah binti Encik Wan Da. b. 1907 (d/o Jamila). m. Sayyid Aman.
b) Encik Wan Pah binti Encik Wan Da. b. 1912 (d/o Jamila). m. Sayyid Rashid, a penghulu in Jelebu. She d. 1993.
5) Y.M. Encik Engku Ibrahim bin Dato' Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir. He d. at Klang, Selangor, 1873.
6) Y.M. Encik Engku ‘Abdu’llah bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir (s/o Tengku Chik). He d. after 1866 (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), having had issue, one son and two daughters:
a) Encik Wan Omar bin Encik Engku ‘Abdu’llah.
a) Encik Wan Chik Fatima binti Encik Engku ‘Abdu’llah. m. as his third wife, Engku Muhammad Tonggek bin Encik Engku ‘Ali, son of Encik Engku ‘Ali bin Tun Ismail. She had issue, one daughter – see above.
b) Encik Wan Mariam binti Encik Engku ‘Abdu’llah. She had issue, one son by Major-General H.R.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Al-Haj Sir Ibrahim al-Mashur ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar, By the grace of God Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State and Territory of Johor, GCMG, GBE – see Malaysia (Johor).
7) Y.M. Encik Engku Muhammad bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir, Temengong Sri Maharaja (s/o Tengku Kechil). Appointed to the title of Temengong 1863, and prom to Temengong Sri Maharaja 1884.
8) Y.M. Encik Engku ‘Abu Bakar bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir (s/o Tengku Kechil).
1) Y.M. Encik Engku Su Nit binti Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir (d/o Tengku Kechil). m. Y.M. Sayyid Omar bin Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Rahman al-Attas, of Riau.
2) Y.M. Encik Engku Nit Mariamah binti Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir (d/o Tengku Kechil). m. Y.M. Raja Qibtiyah bin Raja Haji ‘Abdu’l Rahman [Haji Muhammad Noor Barola], eldest son of Haji ‘Abdu’l Rahman, sometime Imam Sultan of the Masjid Raya in Kuala Kangsar and Koranic Tutor at Istana Bukit Chandan and Malay Coll 1909, a brother of Raja Bilah, the Mandailing Chief, by his first wife. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
3) Encik Engku Ngah binti Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir, Encik Engku Puan (d/o Tengku Chik). m. Sutan Mahmud.
4) H.H. Encik Engku Chik binti Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir, Che’ Puan Besar. b. 1843 (d/o Tengku Chik). m. at Pahang, June 1858, H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Abu Bakar ibni al-Marhum Dato’ Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim, Sultan of Johor, GCMG, KCSI (b. 3rd February 1833; d. at Bailey’s Hotel, South Kensington, London, 4th June 1895), eldest son of H.H. Sri Paduka Datu Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim bin Datu Temenggong Sri Maharaja Daing ‘Abdu’l Rahman, Maharaja of Johor, by his first wife, Che’ Ngah. She d. at Johor Bahru (bur. there at at Bukit Timbalan) – see Malaysia (Johor).
1863 H.H. Sri Paduka Tun Koris bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir [Encik Wan Long], Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang, eldest son of H.H. SriPaduka Tun Muhammad Tahir bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja of Pahang, by his first wife, Y.A.M. Tunku Chik binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah, daughter of H.H. Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din Halim Shah I ibni al-Marhum ‘Abdu’llah al-Mukarram Shah, Sultan of Kedah, educ. privately. Appointed Engku Panglima Parang, later appointed as Heir Apparent and granted the title of Engku Muda Dato’ Bendahara Sri Wak Raja 1858. Appointed as Regent of Pahang, by his father after he became incapacitated by old age, May 1861. Succeeded his father as Sri Paduka Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja 30th May 1863. m. (first) at Telok Belanga, Singapore, November 1857, Y.M. Encik Engku Yam binti Dato Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim, Che’ Puan Besar (d. at Johor Bahru, bur. there at Bukit Timbalan), daughter of H.H. Sri Paduka Datu Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim bin Datu Temenggong Sri
Maharaja Daing ‘Abdu’l Rahman, Maharaja of Johor. m. (second) Y.M. Encik Engku Su Nit binti Tun Ismail, Encik Puan Muda, youngest daughter of Y.M. Tun Ismail bin Dato’ Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali [Encik Yong], Engku
Panglima Besar of Chenor. He d. shortly after his father, at Kuala Sedili, 3rd June 1863 (bur. at Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru), having had issue, two sons and two daughters .
1) Y.M. Tun Putra bin Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Koris. b. 1851. Proclaimed as his father’s heir and placed under the guardianship of his uncle, Wan Anam, when aged twelve years, 3rd June 1863. Expelled by his younger uncle Ahmad, 10th June 1863.
2) Y.M. Tun ‘Abdu’l Majid bin Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Koris. b. 1862. He may have also been named Encik Wan Sulong and had issue, four sons (according to his supposed descendant, interviewed in 1995, he was one of four children born to a wife married when his father was young and before he married Engku Besar. Alas ,this is obviously wrong, since the British contemporary records say that Majid was born shortly before Koris died, is styled Tun and stated to have been the son of Engku Besar):
a) Encik Wan ... bin Tun ‘Abdu’l Majid.
b) Encik Wan Hassan bin Tun ‘Abdu’l Majid. He had issue:
i) Encik Wan Husain bin Encik Wan Hassan. He had issue, two sons:
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