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279:, expressing his amazement that the God had parted brother from brother, father from son, and friend from friend, and cryptically declared his intention of being a friend to the friends of the Sultan of Johor. The seal used by the diplomatic Tun Ali described him as the representative of Mahmud Shah III, a description that would offend nobody. In the same year, the Bendahara refused to allow the British to hoist the
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Tun Ali's other son, Tun Buang (Wan Ismail), was made Engku
Panglima Besar, a title that dates at least as far back as the early part of the 17th century. His grandson, Tun Long (Wan Koris), eldest son of Tun Mutahir was made Panglima Perang, another grandson Tun Aman (Wan Abdul Rahman, second son of
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The signing of the treaty further undermined the cohesion of
Johorean-held Pahang and Riau-Lingga which contributed to the emergence of Pahang and Johor as independent states. Johor became irrevocably divided when a succession dispute gave rise to two centres of power, one in Riau-Lingga (under Abdul
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Long before his death in 1858, Tun Ali had retired from active participation in the government of the state, and moved his residence to Lami on the river of Pahang where he spent his declining years trying in a vain to help his son reconcile with each other. On his retirement he had handed over the
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Temenggong's suggestion, Tengku Hussein was summoned to Singapore and installed as sultan. The Temenggong then wrote to the Bendahara explaining what had happened. Tun Ali replied that he did not propose to take any part in the proceedings, that his allegiance was still to Daik, and that, as
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Tun Ali's four senior nobles were Orang Kaya Indera
Maharaja Perba of Jelai, the Orang Kaya Indera Segara of Temerloh, the Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan of Chenor, and the Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar. The Shahbandar, living near Pekan, tended to become one of the Tun Ali's ministers. Tun Ali's chief
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Jan Samuel
Timmerman Thijssen, took the regalia of the Johor Sultanate by force from Tengku Puteri Hamidah at Pulau Penyengat in October 1822. Sultan Abdul Rahman, after his return from Pahang and Terengganu around the same time was invested with the regalia at Lingga. The Bendahara appointed the
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Bendahara Tun Ali was popular with his subjects. He enjoyed the advantage, of having no surviving uncles, and only one brother, Muhammad with whom he lived in friendly terms, and so had no familial threats to counter. He maintained amicable relations with the
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After the installation of Tengku Besar Mahmud was accomplished, Tun
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Sultan Abdul Rahman died in 1832 and was succeeded by his son, Tengku Besar, who was entitled Sultan
Muhammad Shah. The new ruler visited Pahang, and too Bendahara Tun Ali to Lingga for the circumcision and installation of his son Tengku Besar Mahmud. The
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In 1853, Tun Ali declared his autonomy from the sultanate, paving the way for an independent Pahang, after two centuries of union with the crown of Johor. He was able to maintain peace and stability during his reign, but his death in 1857 precipitated a
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Bendahara ruled nominally as vice-regents up to 1853. In that year, it appeared that Bendahara Tun Ali declared himself the independent ruler of Pahang, but the friction of the suzerainty of the old royal family continued in Pahang up until 1864.
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Bendahara Tun Ali gave birth to a son Tun Ahmad, for whom an Arab merchant, Habib Abdullah ibni Omar Al-Attas, foretold a great future. Tun Ahmad was his father's favourite son and a favourite with the people.
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in his country, and assured Sultan Abdul Rahman of his allegiance, but he was soon to acknowledge
Hussein. In 1821, Abdul Rahman with his son Tengku Besar Muhamad, visited Pahang whence Bendahara Tun Ali escorted his sovereign to Terengganu.
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of rice cost only one dollar, and other food stuffs were equally cheap. Many people became rich and there was a great trade in gold. Pahang, with the exception of the rich tin-producing region of the river
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on such occasions; and the ruler commanded that Lingga should be temporarily under the Bendahara in accordance with custom. With Tun Ali, were present the Yamtuan Muda, the Temenggong, and other chiefs.
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Hussein reluctantly accepted his brother's elevation to the throne, and went to Pahang where he enlisted the support of Bendahara Tun Ali who, with Hussein's step-mother Tengku Puteri Hamidah of
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