House of Jamalullail (Perlis)

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The Raja of Perlis (Malay: Raja Perlis, Jawi: راج ڤرليس) is the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Malaysian state of Perlis. The royal house, known as the House of Jamalullail (Perlis), has been the ruling house of Perlis since 1843. The current ruler, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, has been the Raja of Perlis since 2000. It was founded in 1843 together with the formation of the state of Perlis as a monarchy, after the Sultan of Kedah, Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II gave his endorsement to the Jamalullail family for the secession of Perlis from Kedah with the Jamalullail family as its hereditary rulers. Before the House of Jamalullail ascended to rule as the Rajas of Perlis, the most prominent title in Perlis was the Raja Muda or Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Perlis and Kedah (crown prince of Perlis and Kedah), a title comparable to Prince of Wales within the United Kingdom. Sultan Dhiauddin II of Kedah who built Kota Indera Kayangan as his capital was honorifically titled as Raja Muda of...

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