Sultan Muhammad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Shah, ( Jawi: سلطان محمد شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان إبراهيم شاه ; born Raja Muhammad bin Raja Ibrahim; 1772 - 6 January 1857) was the third

Sultan of Selangor Sultan of Selangor (سلطان سلاڠور) is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the ...

. His reign lasted 31 years until his death and saw the opening of tin mines in Ampang and the separation of

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sem ...

into five independent districts.

Background

His Highness was the son of Sultan Ibrahim Shah by his wife, ''Cik Puan Besar'' Encik Long Halijah binti Dato' Hussain. He was the father-in-law of Abdul Samad, the 4th Sultan of Selangor. His daughter, Raja Atfah, was married to Sultan Abdul Samad, the 4th Sultan of Selangor. Thus, His Highness was the great-grand maternal grandfather of Sultan Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah.

Reign

Muhammad Shah was not the son of his father's first wife, but since he was made the

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

during his father's reign, Selangor dignitaries accepted him as the next Sultan of Selangor. Sultan Muhammad Shah was not as competent in governing the state and did not have total control over local

raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested ...

s, village leaders or their districts. By the end of his rule,

was separated into five individual territories, namely Bernam,

Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District. Etymology The name ''Kuala Selangor'' means Estuary of the Selangor River. History ...

, Kelang, Langat and

Lukut Lukut ( Jawi: لوكوت; zh, 芦骨) is a suburb located to the northeast of Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It was once part of Selangor, serving as a thriving tin mining town in the early 19th-century before being ceded to Sung ...

. Each area was governed by different leaders and Muhammad Shah only controlled Kuala Selangor. Chinese settlers started mining for tin in the state during his time. The setting up of tin mines in Ampang brought business to the people and this was to be his only recognised success.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammad Shah Of Selangor 1804 births Malaysian people of Bugis descent 1857 deaths Malaysian people of Malay descent Sultans of Selangor 19th-century monarchs in Asia