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, Sulawesi, who established political dominance over the royal houses of

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. Daing Parani became personally embroiled in the politics of the Sultanates of

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, Lingga and

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in the early 18th century.

Early life

Daeng Parani was the eldest among five sons of Daing Rilaka and Upu Tenribong;Bastin, Winks, ''Malaysia: Selected Historical Readings'', pg 94 his four other brothers being Daeng Menambun, Daeng Marewah, Daeng Chelak and Daeng Kemasi. As a youth, Daing Parani was said to have hooked up with a concubine of the Raja of Bone, during which he killed a Macassar prince and hence forcing his entire family to resettle in

Involvement in Johor

Daeng Parani agreed to assist a

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prince,

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, in overthrowing Johor and its Sultan Abdul Jalil IV, the

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(viceroy) who had taken power after the death of Sultan

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without an official heir. Kecil claimed to be Mahmud's posthumous son. In 1717, however, Kecil attacked

without Daeng Parani, and claimed the throne. Abdul Jalil IV's son, Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah, then sought the help of Daeng Parani and his Bugis warriors. They joined with Sulaiman and defeated Kecil in 1722. Sulaiman installed Daeng Parani's brother, Daeng Merewah, as Yam Tuan Muda (crown prince); under this arrangement, the Bugis were the actual power behind the throne of Johor. Daeng Parani was killed in about 1726 in

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. His descendants through Tun Abdul Jamal (a maternal grandson of Daeng Parani), son of

Tun Abbas, gradually became the rulers of

during the 19th century. Daing Parani married Tengku Tengah, a daughter of Sultan Abdul Jalil IV.Carl (1979), pg 11

Family

Notes

References

* Ali, al-Haji Riau, Hooker, Virginia Matheson, Andaya, Barbara Watson, ''The Precious Gift: Tuhfat Al-nafis, Oxford University Press'', 1982, * Bastin, John Sturgus, Winks, Robin W., '' Malaysia: Selected Historical Readings'', KTO Press, 1979, * Carl A. Trocki, ''Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore, 1784-1885'', Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore University Press, 1979 * Keat Gin Ooi, ''Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor'', ABC-CLIO, 2004, * ''The Voice of Islam'', Published by Jamiyat-ul-Falah., 1953 * Wilkinson, Richard James, ''Papers on Malay Subjects, Part I-V'', BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008,

External links

"History", Embassy of Malaysia, Seoul Britannica Online entry
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