Ahmad Riayat Shah

Ahmad Riayat Shah
أحمد رعاية شاه
Sultan of Johor
Reign 17611770
Predecessor Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah
Successor Mahmud Shah III
Born 1752
Died 1770
Kuala Selangor
Burial Batangan, Riau
House Bendahara
Father Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah
Religion Sunni Islam

Paduka Sri Sultan ‘Ahmad I Ri’ayat Shah Zilu’llah fil’Alam Khalifat ul-Muminin ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Jalil was the 14th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies who reigned from 1761 to 1770.[1]

He is the elder son of the 13th Sultan of Johor, Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah by his second wife, Tengku Puteh binti Daeng Chelak, third daughter of Yamtuan Muda of Riau, Daeng Chelak. He succeeded on the death of his father on January 29th, 1761. Crowned in February 1761 at the age of nine, Ahmad Riayat Shah reigned under a Council of Regency. He died of poisoning in 1770, possibly by a Bugis chief, at Bulang, Riau and buried in Batangan.[2]

He was succeeded by his younger brother, Mahmud Shah III.

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Ahmad Riayat Shah
Bendahara Dynasty
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah
Sultan of Johor
1761-1770
Succeeded by
Mahmud Shah III


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