House of Bendahara

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The House of Bendahara (Malay: Wangsa Bendahara, Jawi:وڠسا بندهار), or the Bendahara dynasty, is the current ruling dynasty of Pahang and Terengganu – constituent states of Malaysia. The royal house were of noble origin, holding the hereditary position of bendahara (the highest rank in Malay nobility) in the courts of Singapura, Malacca and Old Johor since at least the end of the 13th century. The ascendancy of the family as a royal house began in the late 17th century, when the last ruler of Johor from the Malacca dynasty, Mahmud Shah II died without a male heir. In 1699, the reigning bendahara at that time, Tun Abdul Jalil was proclaimed Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah IV of Johor, beginning the consolidation of Bendahara rule in the sultanate, with different family members holding both the titles of sultan and bendahara, and later the title of temenggong. At the same time, Pahang was established as the special province, with successive bendaharas ruling the state as their personal fief. In 1770...

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