Laksamana The Laksamana ( Jawi: ) is a position within the armed forces, similar to the position of admiral in Malay sultanates and in present-day countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. Since South East Asia was part of Indosphere of Greater India since earl ...

Tun Abdul Jamil Paduka Raja was a

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

warrior of the

Johor Sultanate The Johor Sultanate ( ms, Kesultanan Johor or ; also called the Sultanate of Johor, Johor-Pahang, or the Johor Empire) was founded by Malaccan Sultan Mahmud Shah's son, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II in 1528. Johor was part of the Malaccan ...

. He played a major role in trying to wrest

Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...

from

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control.

Laksamana Tun Jamil and Portuguese Melaka

Sultan Abdullah also known as Raja Bongsu was the de facto ruler of Johor during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah III al-Mansur. The Johor Sultanate made contact with the

Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock ...

when the Dutch made several visits to Johor; Jacob Van Heemsberk in 1602, Jacob Pietersz Van Enkhuijen in 1603 and Admiral Wijb An Wijck Mei in 1604. Sultan Abdullah made a pact with the Dutch to attack the Portuguese in Melaka and retake the city, putting it under Malay rule. Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil was chosen to lead the 1606 Johor expeditionary force against the Portuguese garrison in Melaka. The force comprised 50 war perahu and 3000 warrior. The Dutch contributed 11 men-of-war. The Dutch admiral

Cornelis Matelief de Jonge Cornelis Matelief de Jonge (c. 1569 – October 17, 1632) was a Dutch admiral who was active in establishing Dutch power in Southeast Asia during the beginning of the 17th century. His fleet was officially on a trading mission, but its true inten ...

had under his command the ships. The ships were ''Oranje'', ''Nassau'', ''Middelburg'', ''Witte Leeuw'', ''Zwarte Leeuw'', ''Mauritius'', ''Grote Zon'', ''Amsterdam'', ''Kleine Zon'', ''Erasmus'' and ''Geuniveerde Provincien''. On 18 May 1606, the Malay-Dutch force laid a siege on Melaka. A Portuguese fleet of 14 warships was sent by the Viceroy of Goa to relieve the Portuguese garrison. A naval battle ''was fought on 17 August 1606. The Dutch ship ''Nassau'' was boarded by ''Santa Cruz'' and the Nossa Senhora Conceição''. After suffering losses when the ''Middelburg'' and ''Nassau'' were lost, Matelief withdrew his force to the

Johor River The Johor River ( ms, Sungai Johor) is the main river in the Malaysian state of Johor. The river is 122.7 km long with a catchment of 2,636 km2 and flows in a roughly north–south direction, originating from Mount Gemuruh and then empti ...

for repairs. With the loss at sea, Tun Abdul Jamil was forced to abandon the land siege. A second attempt was made in September 1606. The Johor contingent was again led by Tun Abdul Jamil. While the sea battle saw a Dutch victory, the land siege again failed, and the Johor forces withdrew. Sultan Abdul Jalil became Sultan (with assistance from the Dutch) in 1638. In 1640, another attempt by a Johor - Dutch expeditionary force was made to capture Melaka. The Johor force consisted of 40 war perahus and 1,500 warriors, again led by Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil. In August 1640, they successfully laid siege to Melaka, until the surrender of the garrison in January 1641.

Johor-Jambi War

By 1666,

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, ...

became a significant economic power and wanted independence from

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. From 1666, a series of wars erupted between Johor and Jambi. Johor's capital,

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, was sacked by Jambi. In 1678, Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil persuaded his nephew Sultan

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to flee from

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to the relative safety of

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. Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil then returned to

Johor Lama Johor Lama is a mukim in Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia. It is situated on the banks of Johor River. It was once a thriving port and the old capital of the Johor Sultanate. History Johor Lama is located near the site of the former capit ...

from Siak and killed the

Temenggong Temenggong or Tumenggung ( Jawi: تمڠݢوڠ; ''Temenggung'', Hanacaraka: ꦠꦸꦩꦼꦁꦒꦸꦁ; ''Tumenggung'') is an old Malay and Javanese title of nobility, usually given to the chief of public security. Responsibilities The Temen ...

. In 1679 however, Laksamana Tun Abdul Jalil paid

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mercenaries to fight alongside Johor against Jambi. Jambi was subdued.

Tun Abdul Jamil as Laksamana (de facto powers of the Bendahara)

Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil was made

of Johor, with de facto powers of the Bendahara succeeding

Tun Sri Lanang Tun Muhammad bin Tun Ahmad, better known as Tun Sri Lanang,Agus, Abdul Aziz, ''Tokoh yang Kukoh, dalam Kesusasteraan Melayu Lama dan Baru, oleh Agus Salim: Dengan Sejarah Sastera'', pg 72 was the Bendahara (Grand Vizier) of the royal Court of Johor ...

who went into exile in

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. As he grew in influence, he sidestepped many nobles. The Temenggung who opposed him was killed. He began the practice of appointing his sons to influential posts. In the end, even the Sultan was ignored. Tun Abdul Jamil was the de facto ruler when

Sultan Mahmud Shah II of Johor Paduka Sri Sultan Mahmud Syah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ibrahim Syah (1675 or 1680 – 1699) was the Sultan of Johor, Pahang and Lingga (1685 – 3 September 1699). As he was young upon assumption of the throne, regents oversaw the affairs of ...

ascended to the throne in 1685. Bendahara

Tun Habib Abdul Majid Tun Habib Abdul Majid bin Tun Ali bin Tun Muhammad (1637 – 27 July 1697) was the 19th Bendahara (the ancient Malay equivalent of a Grand Vizier) of the Johor Sultanate during the late 17th century. The Johor Sultanate under Sultan Mahmud Shah ...

reclaimed Bendaharaship and led nobles and subjects in an uprising. Tun Abdul Jamil was killed.

Honours

The

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named a Laksamana Class Corvette KD ''Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil'', which was commissioned in July 1999.

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The Dutch fight for Melaka
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Laksamana Tun Jamil and Portuguese Melaka

Johor-Jambi War

Tun Abdul Jamil as Laksamana (de facto powers of the Bendahara)

Honours

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