Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Mutahir (died 1510) was a famous
Bendahara
Bendahara ( Jawi: بنداهارا) is an administrative position within classical Malay kingdoms comparable to a vizier before the intervention of European powers during the 19th century. A bendahara was appointed by a sultan and was a heredi ...
of the
Malaccan Sultanate
The Malacca Sultanate ( ms, Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: ) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks as the founding year of the sultanate by King of Singapura, Paramesw ...
. Of
Indian Muslim ancestry, he was the seventh Bendahara, a post equivalent to a prime minister. Prior to holding the post of Bendahara, he also held the post of
Temenggung
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 Tem ...
. He was also an influential
Indian Muslim leader in Malacca who elected Indian Muslims to important posts in the Malaccan government.
Raja Mudaliar, after learning that a legal opponent had bribed the bendahara into siding with him, employed the assistance of
Laksamana Khoja Hassan
The Khojas ( sd}; gu, ખોજા, hi, ख़ोजा) are a mainly Nizari Isma'ili Shia community of people originating in Gujarat, India.
Derived from the Persian Khwaja, a term of honor, the word Khoja is used to refer to Lohana Rajp ...
to spread rumors claiming that Tun Mutahir was scheming to take over the throne.
The Sultan then ordered the execution of Mutahir's family with the exception of
Tun Fatimah, Mutahir's daughter whom the sultan desired to marry. Upon realising his mistake,
Sultan Mahmud abdicated in favour of his son,
Sultan Ahmad Shah.
References
External links
*Ahmad Fauzi bin Mohd Basri, Mohd Fo'ad bin Sakdan and Azami bin Man, 2004. ''Sejarah Tingkatan 1'',
Kuala Lumpur
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1510 deaths
History of Malacca
Malaysian people of Tamil descent
People from Malacca
Year of birth unknown
Malaysian people of Indian descent
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