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from 1444 to 1446. Despite the fact that Malacca was a Muslim kingdom, Syahid Shah was a practising

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. He styled himself as Raja Sri Parameswara Deva Shah. Appointment of Raja Ibrahim as 4th Sultan of Malacca was unpopular because he was too young and raw. His predecessor, Sultan

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had alleged saw the Islamic prophet

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in his dream and converted to Islam. Syahid Shah on taking a Hindu title represented a traditionalist reaction in Malacca against Islam, the new religion. He reigned for only seventeen months, after which he was murdered in a plot allegedly conspired by the

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Bendahara ( Grand Vizier), (Datuk Seri Nara Diraja Tun Ali), Raja Kassim, son of Muhammad Shah, Tun Perpatih Sedang and Datuk Bendahara Seri Amar Diraja. Syahid Shah was then given the title Abu Syahid, which means "the Martyred King".

References

1. ''Modul Latihan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sejarah'', Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia. 2. ''Malaysia Kita'', International Law Book Services, Kuala Lumpur, 2005 1446 deaths Sultans of Malacca Hindu martyrs Malaysian Hindus Hindu monarchs Child rulers from Asia Rulers who died as children 15th-century murdered monarchs 15th-century monarchs in Asia {{Malaysia-royal-stub