Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah III ibni Almarhum Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah III was the

Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a ''bendahara''. Currently, the role of ''bendahara'' has been take ...

who reigned from 1623 to 1677. Known as "Raja Bujang" before his accession, he was a son of the 5th Sultan,

Alauddin Riayat Shah III Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah III was the Sultan of Johor who reigned from 1597 to 1615. He resided at the new capital of Johor at Batu Sawar, but later moved his administration to Pasir Raja around 1609. In 1612, at the instigation of his co-ruler ...

and a nephew of the 6th Sultan,

Abdullah Ma'ayat Shah Sultan Abdullah Ma'ayat Shah was Sultan of Johor from 1615 to 1623. History Before he became sultan of Johor, Abdullah Ma'ayat Shah was also known as Raja Bongsu, Raja Seberang or Raja di Ilir. According to the testimony of Dutch Admiral Cornelis ...

Ruler of Pahang and Sultan of Johor-Pahang

In 1615,

signed a peace treaty with the

Portuguese Malacca Portuguese control of Malacca, a city on the Malay Peninsula, refers to the 130 year period (1511–1641) when it was a possession of the Portuguese East Indies. It was conquered from the Malacca Sultanate as part of Portuguese attempts to ...

, and as a sign of gratitude, the Portuguese recognised Raja Bujang as the ruler of Pahang, replacing Alauddin Riayat Shah who was deposed earlier in 1615 by the Acehnese. However, the appointment was not recognised by Sultan Iskandar Muda of Acheh, which later invaded Pahang and forced Raja Bujang to flee to the islands of Lingga. At the same time, the Achehnese waged war with the new Sultan of Johor,

who was also forced to flee to Lingga. As the Achehnese attacks continued, Raja Bujang and Sultan Abdullah fled once again to

Tambelan archipelago Tambelan archipelago is a group of 68 islands off the west coast of West Kalimantan, (Borneo), Indonesia, just north of the equator. The archipelago is located on the north opening of Karimata Strait which separates Borneo and Belitung island. Geog ...

. When Sultan Abdullah died in 1623, Acheh reconciled with Raja Bujang and appointed him as the new Sultan of Johor and Pahang.

Invasion of Malacca

The strength of Acheh was brought to an end with a disastrous campaign against Malacca in 1629, when the combined Portuguese and Johor forces managed to destroy the fleet and 19,000 Achehnese troops according to Portuguese account.Ricklefs, 34*D. G. E. Hall, ''A History of South-east Asia''. London: Macmillan, 1955. Johor later grew stronger and formed an alliance with the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

to attack the

and conquered it on January 14, 1641, ending the triangular war. Subsequently in the following month,

Iskandar Thani Iskandar Thani Alauddin Mughayat Syah (1610 – 15 February 1641) was the thirteenth sultan of Aceh, following the powerful Iskandar Muda. Iskandar Thani was the son of the 11th sultan of Pahang, Ahmad Shah II, who was brought to Aceh in the con ...

of Acheh died and was succeeded by Queen

Taj ul-Alam Sulṭāna Taj ul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612 – 23 October 1675; born Putri Sri Alam) was the fourteenth ruler of Aceh. She was the daughter of the sultan Iskandar Muda and the wife of his successor, Iskandar Thani. She became sulṭāna u ...

. Her reign marks the beginning of decline of Acheh position as a regional power. In 1641, Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah III moved to the mainland Johor and established his new capital in Makam Tauhid. He spent two years of his reign in Makam Tauhid before he crossed the Damar river to establish his new capital in

Pasir Raja Pasir Raja is a mukim in Dungun District, Terengganu, Malaysia. Located about 10 km from Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah is a new town in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia. It was erected in honour of the 16th Sultan o ...

(also known as Batu Sawar) in October 1642.

Jambi Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra and spans to the Barisan Mountains in the west. Its capital and largest city is Jambi. The province has a land area of 50,160.05 km2, and a sea area of 3, ...

emerged as a regional economic and political power in the early 17th century. Initially there was an attempt of an alliance between Johor and Jambi with a promised marriage between the heir Raja Muda and daughter of the ''Pengeran'' of Jambi. However, the Raja Muda married instead the daughter of the Laksamana, who was concerned about the dilution of power from such an alliance and so offered his own daughter for marriage. The alliance broke down, and between 1666-1679, a long war erupted and Jambi successfully sacked the Johor capital in Batu Sawar in 1673. Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah III fled to Pahang and made it as his administration centre for four years before he died in

Kuala Pahang Kuala Pahang is a town ward and mukim in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. Geography ''Kuala Pahang'' means ''Lower Pahang'' or "the estuary of the Pahang River"; this is where the Pahang River empties into the South China Sea The South Chin ...

in 1677.

References

Notes Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Jalil Shah III 17th-century Sultans of Pahang Sultans of Johor 1677 deaths Year of birth missing Monarchs who abdicated