Warisan Riouw

Raja Ahmad Zaki bin Raja Hassan dimakam nendanya Raja Hamidah aka Engku Putri diPulau Penyengat. Dia adalah dari zuriat penerus Raja Ali Haji yang bergelar PAHLAWAN NASIONAL INDONESIA 2004.

Warisan Khazanah Riouw - 2

GREAT-GRANDSON OF THE LAST SULTAN OF RIAU LINGGA EMPIRE. YM Tengku Abdul Rahman bin alMarhum Tengku Muhammad Yusuf bin alMarhum Tengku Othman bin alMarhum Sultan Abdul Rahman Muadzam Shah II Head of the Lingga Royal Household since 1964.

Pages Torn From History....

Secebis lembaran sejarah Riau - Lingga ... circa 1939.

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Magistrate's Office

Johore Bahru, 25th Sept., 1939

Your Excellency,

I have the honour of addressing your Excellency with a letter in Malay dated 12th January 1939 on the subject of the revival of the Dynasty of Riau and Lingga.

2. Presumably at your request, the Government of Johore, I gathered, forwarded a certified copy of my ancestral lineage to the Counsel-General for the Netherlands at Singapore, sometime in March 1939, and I hope that it has proved to your Excellency my eligibility as a candidate for this vacant throne under the Protection of the Netherlands Government.

3. Owing to the present precarious situation of the World, perhaps your Excellency will readily appreciate the great anxiety naturally entertained by me in this matter, and so kindly direct the course of its affairs accordingly for an early decision by the Netherlands Government, for which kind act I offer Your Excellency my most sincere and heartfelt gratitude.

4. Assuring Your Excellency of my highest respects.

I remain,

Yours Excellency,

Most obedient and loyal servant,

(wg) Tengkoe Abdoelrachman bin Tengkoe Mahmoed

Voor eensluidend afschrift,

De Gouvernements Secretaris

His Excellency the Governor-General,

For the Netherlands Indies

Buitenzorg

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Afschrift Dipersembahkan

Kahadapan Padoeka Kandjeng jang

dipertoean Besar Gouverneur -

General van Nederlandsch-Indie

bersemajam - Buitenzorg.

Dengan segala hormat.

Mempermakloemkan, hamba, Tengkoe Abdoerachman bin Tengkoe Machmoed bin Tengkoe Othman bin Sultan Mohamad Muadzam Sjah, tinggal beroemah di Johore Bahru, sekarang mendjabat pekerdjaan di kantoor Mahkamah Besar (Magistraat Johore-Bahru), ambil kabranian hati mempersembahkan sepoetjoek rekest ini kahadepan Padoeka diPertoean Besar Governeur-Generaal demikian:

Terchabar, bahoea tidak lama lagi di negri Riouw dan Lingga akan diberdirikan poela "Zelfbestuur" dan diangkat seorang penggawai mendjadi "Sutan".

Djika sekiranja itoe berita betoel, mohoenlah dengan karoenianja limpah doeli agar toeroenan salah seorang dari Sultan2 jang dahoeloe kala bisa diangkat poela mendjadi Sultan.

Adapoen diperhamba adalah toeroenan dari Sultan terseboet (Sultan Machoed Riajat Shah) yang memperboeat korte verklaring dengan Pamarentah Hindia-Nederland (Korte verklaring tanggal 10 november 1784) dengan berdjalan baik selandjoetnja, hingga Sultan Moehamad Muadzam Shah (taon 1841).

Sjahdan sultan2 terseboet djadi diperhamba poenya kake.

Tersanding ini dipersembahkan soerat asal-oesoel.

Demikianlah penharapan diperhampa jang amat besar dengan karoenianja limpah doeli, moga-moga tjita-tjita deiperhampa jang do'if dapat diperkenankan.

Teriring dengan segala hormat dan rendah,

wg.

Voor eensluidend afschrift:

de Gouvernements Secretaris,

Johore Bahru, 12 Januari 1939.

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Statement by Tungku Abdulrachman bin Mahmud bin Othman bin sultan Muhammad Muadzam Shah

before Ungku Mentri Besar.

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1. I admit having sent a petition dated 12th January 1939 to H.E. the Governor General, Netherland India, in connection with the vacant throne of Riau Lingga. I am a descendant of the late Sultan Mohammad Madzam Shah who should be eligible to become Sultan in accordance with the genealogical table herewith. This claim is made in view of the Netherland India Government's proposal to revive the Sultanate of Riau Lingga.

2. Sultan Muhammad Muadzam Shah had three sons, viz.

(1) Tungku Mahmud

(2) Tungku Othman (Tungku Embong) my grandfather,

(3) Tungku Said

3. When Sultan Muhammad Muadzam died, he was succeded by his son Tungku Mahmud as Sultan Mahmud Mudzafar Shah. His only child was a daughter, Tungku Fatimah (Tungku Embong) and she married the tenth Yang diPertuan Muda Riau, Raja Mohammad Yusof Ahmad.

4. Sultan Mahmud Mudzafar Shah was dethroned by the Netherland Government in 1857 (A.H. 1274) and he was succeded by his uncle Tungku Sulaiman (Tungku Muda) as Sultan Sulaiman Badarulaam Shah. He had no issue.

5. When Sultan Sulaiman died in 1883 (A.H. 1300) Tungku Fatimah, daughter of Sultan Mahmud Mudzafar Shah, who had married the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Muda Riau, Raja Muhammad Yusof Ahmad (see para 3), became Regent. By his wisdom the Yang di-Pertuan Muda Riau, Raja Muhammad Yusof Ahmadi, was able to obtain the support of the Resident Riau in the selection of his son by Tungku Fatimah(T. Embong), Tungku Abdulrachman as Sultan Lingga Riau. He was known as Sultan Abdulrachman Muadzam Shah II.

6. The rightful selection should have fallen on one of the living descendants of Sultan Muhammad Muadzam Shah, viz. Tungku Mahmud and Tungku Hussain or on one of their sons who were Malays and not a descendant of Yang di-Pertuan Muda who was Bugis.

7. Sultan Abdulrahman was "dethroned" by the Netherland Government in 1911 (A.H. 1329). He died in Singapore in 1930 (A.H. 1349).

8. Since the abdication of Sultan Abdul Rahman Muadzam Shah II in 1911 the throne of riau Lingga has remained vacant.

9. Because I am one of the descendants of Sultan Muhammad Muadzam Shah, I sent in that application in para I hoping that it would be considered.

10. I am about 43 years old, passed standard IV in Malay and VII in English. My mother, Ungku Maimunah (Ungku Embi), is one of the children of the late Ungku Mohammad Khalid bin Temenggong Ibrahim.

11. I have been in the service of the Johore Government for about 20 years. At present I am attached to the Magistrate's Court as Clerk I.B. I hold a commission as Lieutenant in the Johore Volunteer Forces.

12. I have three brothers living who are all younger than I am namely, Tungku Abdul Jalil, Tungku Ali and Tungku Sulaiman. They are all in the service of the Johore Government.

13. I shall be obliged with your help and support to bring to the notice of the Netherland authority that I am truly descended from Sultant Muhammad Muadzam Shah.

(Sgd) Abdulrahman bin Mahmud

voor eensluidend afschrift:

De Gouvernements Secretaris,

True copy

(sgd) A. Aziz

7.3.39

BUGIS RIAU LEGACY IN PENYENGAT In the 19th century, the island of Penyengat was the regional centre of Malay Islamic culture. Dutch and English intrigues during the late 18th and 19th centuries in the Riau Archipelago ultimately led to the demise of the Riau Lingga Sultanate. The last ruling Sultan, Abdul Rahman Muadzam Shah II, refusing Dutch overtures to take over administration of the kingdom led to his self-imposed exile in Singapore in 1911. Before he went into exile with members of the Riau Royal Household, he ordered a scorched earth policy and laid waste to ruins his istanas and manors in Penyengat Island. Despite these setbacks, the island still retained its relevance as a focal point for the Malay world. In spite of its limited area, Penyengat remains a very important site for the Malays in the region. Many other historical sites, such as the graves and mausoleum of notable aristocrats of the Malay royal houses can be found on this island. Famous examples including the graves of Raja Ali Haji and Engku Putri Raja Hamidah. Raja Ali Haji and his father Raja Haji Ahmad were the authors of Tuhfat-al-Nafis. Raja Ahmad (Engku Tua - b 1778 d- 1878) was also the Royal Advisor to three of his cousins during their tenures as Yang diPertuan Muda of the Keraja'an Kesultanan Riau Lingga. Raja Hamidah who was married to Sultan Mahmud of Lingga was the bearer of the Royal Regalia. As part of her wedding dowry, Sultan Mahmud bequeathed upon her the island of Penyengat in 1804. Another source of attraction is the Masjid Raya Sultan Mosque built around 1844, and where numerous books of historical value are kept. The mosque and many of the graves looked well-maintained, shining with fresh coats of paint. Elsewhere, reconstruction work are still going on. The legacy of the Riau Lingga Sultans and Yam Tuan Mudas - the Bugis Viceroys - still lives on in the memories of Riouwans.

Above extracted copies .. courtesy of PUSAKA

Tengku Abdul Rahman bin alMarhum Tengku Muhammad Yusuf, greatgrandson of the last Sultan of Riau-Lingga standing at left with with the youngest brother of the Sultan, alMarhum Tengku Muhammad Zain bin alMarhum Sultan Abdul Rahman Muadzam Shah II. Seated at left is alMarhum Tengku Muhammad Yusuf bin alMarhum Tengku Othman bin alMarhum Sultan Abdul Rahman Muadzam Shah II. The late Tengku Muhammad Zain also appealed in vain, to The Netherlands Colonial Government, to regain control of the Riau Sultanate. The above family are the heirs of the Lingga Royal Household in Singapore. They are not to be confused with a certain 'Abdoerachman Machmoed' as stated in the letters above . Md. Mokhtar Abdul Aziz - Kaizen-Inc.

The Bendahara Dynasty

GENEALOGY of YM Tengku Abdul Rahman

Head of the Lingga Royal Household.

1883 - [1930] H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman II Mu'azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Raja Muhammad Yusuf al-Mahdi, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Lingga, Riau and dependencies. b. 1851, as Raja 'Abdu'l-Rahman, son of H.H. Paduka Sri Raja Muhammad Yusuf al-Mahdi ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Ali 'Ala ud-din Ri'ayat Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, by his wife, H.H. Tengku Fatima binti al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Muzaffar Shah, Tengku Ampuan, daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Mahmud IV Muzaffar Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Mu'azzam Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Lingga, Riau and dependencies, educ. privately. Selected by the Dutch authorities to succeed on the death of his great grand uncle, in preference to more eligible senior princes of the family, 1883. Reigned under the Regency of his mother, until he came of age and was installed with full ruling powers, at Daik, 18^th February 1885. Assumed the office of Yang di-Pertuan Muda, merging it with the crown after the death of his father, 17^th July 1899. Removed his capital from Daik to Penyengat. Fled to Singapore in an attempt to avoid signing a more restrictive contract with the Dutch colonial authorities. Deposed in absentia, his state and territories placed under the direct rule of the colonial government, 3^rd February 1911. m. (first) Inche' Dayang, a lady of Bugis descent from Daik. m. (second) Inche' Nur, a Malay lady from Daik. m. (third) Sharifa Aisha [Tuan Bilik], a daughter of a Sayyid from Indragiri, Sumatra. m. (fourth) H.H. Tengku Jaharah binti Tengku 'Usman, Tengku Ampuan (d. at Singapore, ca. 1936, bur. there at Makam Wakaf), daughter of Tengku 'Usman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Mu'azzam Shah [Kebon], of Daik.. m. (fifth) Inche' Ainon binti 'Abdullah, an Indo-Dutch convert to Islam. m. (sixth) Inche' Amina binti 'Abdullah, a lady from Riau. He d. at Teluk Belanga, Singapore, 28^th December 1930 (bur. there), having had issue, five sons and two daughters:

• 1) Tengku Haji 'Usman ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman (s/o Tengku Jaharah), educ. Hoofdenschool, Bandung and Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo. m. (first) Tengku Asmak binti Tengku Kelana Raja 'Ali, eldest daughter of his uncle, Raja 'Ali ibni al-Marhum Raja Muhammad Yusuf, Tengku Kelana, sometime Hon. Consul for Japan in Singapore. m. (second) Tengku Sa'udah binti Tengku Kelana Raja 'Ali, second daughter of his uncle, Raja 'Ali ibni al-Marhum Raja Muhammad Yusuf, Tengku Kelana. m. (third) Inche' Maimuna binti 'Abdu'l Hamid, daughter of Inche' 'Abdu'l Hamid, of Daik. He d.v.p. ca. 1928, having had issue, three sons and two daughters by his first wife, two daughters by his second, and one son and one daughter by his third wife:
  • a) Tengku Muhammad Yusuf bin Tengku Haji 'Usman, Head of the Royal House of Lingga (s/o Tengku Asmak) - see below.
  • b) Tengku Chik Ahmad bin Tengku Haji 'Usman (s/o Tengku Asmak).
  • c) Tengku Muhammad Adam bin Tengku Haji 'Usman (s/o Inche' Maimuna). m. Tengku Putri binti Tengku 'Abu Bakar, daughter of Tengku 'Abu Bakar bin Tengku Husain, sometime Shahbandar Naib Pahalawan Bahtera and Kamat of Daik. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
    • i) Tengku Haji 'Abdu'l Hamid bin Tengku Muhammad Adam. m. Hajjah Aziza binti Haji Ahmad. He had issue, one son:
      • (1) Tengku Muhammad Faisal bin Tengku Haji 'Abdu'l Hamid. b. 30^th October 1977.
    • i) Tengku Ainon Salma binti Tengku Muhammad Adam. m. Raja Ariffin bin Raja Abbas. She had issue, three sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Raja 'Abdu'l Kadir bin Raja Ariffin.
      • (2) Raja Johan bin Raja Ariffin.
      • (3) Raja Muhammad Tahir bin Raja Ariffin.
      • (1) Raja Mastura binti Raja Ariffin.
    • ii) Tengku Hajjah Kamariah binti Tengku Muhammad Adam. m. Haji 'Abu Ahad bin 'Abdu'llah. She d. 9^th June 1997, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
      • (1) Zainal Abidin bin Haji 'Abu Ahad.
      • (2) Muhammad Farid bin Haji 'Abu Ahad.
      • (1) Fauzia binti Haji 'Abu Ahad.
      • (2) Farida binti Haji 'Abu Ahad.
    • iii) Tengku Zubaida binti Tengku Muhammad Adam. m. Ungku Muhammad bin Ungku 'Abu Bakar [Ungku Chik] (d. 11^th January 1990), of Johor. She had issue.
  • a) Tengku Aisha binti Tengku Haji 'Usman [Tik] (d/o Tengku Asmak). m. Tengku Mahmud bin Tengku 'Umar, eldest son of her uncle, Tengku 'Umar ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, Tengku Besar. No issue - see below.
  • b) Tengku Mariam binti Tengku Haji 'Usman (d/o Inche' Maimuna). m. (first) Raja Sulaiman bin Raja Zainal Abidin, by whom she had issue, one son and one daughter. m. (second) 27^th July 1952, as his second wife, Tengku Ibrahim bin Tengku 'Umar, second son of Tengku 'Umar ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, Tengku Besar. She had further issue, two sons- see below.
    • i) Raja Zainal Abidin bin Raja Sulaiman (s/o the first husband).
    • i) Raja Khadija binti Raja Sulaiman (d/o the first husband). m. as his second wife, Tengku Yakub bin Tengku Ismail, son of Tengku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, by his wife, Tengku Zahra binti Tengku Besar Muhammad Yusuf, youngest daughter of Tengku Muhammad Yusuf ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Muzaffar Shah, Tengku Besar Paduka Indera, sometime Chief Minister of Trengganu. She had issue, three sons and two daughters - see below.
  • c) Tengku Hawa binti Tengku Haji 'Usman (d/o Tengku Sa'uda). m. Ungku 'Abdu'llah bin Ungku Daud, a cadet of the Royal House of Johor.
  • d) Tengku Salima binti Tengku Haji 'Usman [Lebar] (d/o Tengku Sa'uda). m. Raja 'Ali bin Raja Chik, son of Raja Cik bin Raja Musa. She had issue, one son - see Indonesia (Riau).
  • e) Tengku Ruqaya binti Tengku Haji 'Usman (d/o Tengku Asmak).
• 2) Tengku 'Umar ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, Tengku Besar. b. 1893, educ. Hoofdenschool, Bandung and Cairo. Appointed as Amir of Riau by the Japanese. m. (first) Ungku Mas binti Ungku Muhammad Khalid, daughter of Ungku Muhammad Khalid ibni al-Marhum Tengku Temenggong Sri Maharaja Daeng Ibrahim, sometime MSC and Hon. Presdt. Johor State Cncl. m. (second) 21^st July 1910, Tengku Besar Hafsah binti al-Marhum Sultan Zainal Abidin (b. 1894; d. 1916), sixth daughter of H.H. Sultan Haji Zainal-Abidin III Mu'azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Trengganu, KCMG, by his eighth wife, Tengku Puteri binti Tengku Muhammad Said, daughter of Tengku Muhammad Said ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Mu'azzam Shah, of Lingga. m. (third) Tengku Teh binti Tengku Husain [Wuk Putri], daughter of Tengku Husain bin Tengku 'Usman, Amir-i-Gal Mandah of Reteh. m. (fourth) Tengku Zahra binti Tengku Besar Muhammad Yusuf, youngest daughter of Tengku Muhammad Yusuf ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Muzaffar Shah, Tengku Besar Paduka Indera, sometime Chief Minister of Trengganu. He had issue, five sons and two daughters:
  • a) Tengku Mahmud bin Tengku 'Umar. m. Tengku Aisha binti Tengku Haji 'Usman [Tik], eldest daughter of his uncle, Tengku Haji 'Usman ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman. He d.s.p.
  • b) Tengku Ibrahim bin Tengku 'Umar. m. (first) Orang Batwai. m. (second) Tengku Mariam binti Tengku Haji 'Usman, former wife of Raja Sulaiman, and fourth daughter of his uncle, Tengku Haji 'Usman ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, by his third wife, Inche' Maimuna binti 'Abdu'l Hamid, daughter of Inche' 'Abdu'l Hamid, of Daik.. m. (third) Ungku Maimuna, a cadet of the Royal House of Johor. He had issue, five sons:
    • i) Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Ibrahim [Eddy].
    • ii) Tengku Ubaidu'llah bin Tengku Ibrahim (s/o Tengku Mariam). He d. young, at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 22^nd January 1987.
    • iii) Tengku 'Usman bin Tengku Ibrahim (s/o Tengku Mariam). He d. at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 9^th August 1982.
    • iv) Tengku 'Umar bin Tengku Ibrahim (s/o Ungku Maimuna).
    • v) Tengku Abu Bakar bin Tengku Ibrahim.
  • c) Tengku 'Abdu'llah bin Tengku 'Umar. m. Sharifa ? He had issue, one son and one daughter:
    • i) Tengku 'Umar bin Tengku 'Abdu'llah.
    • i) Tengku Zubaida binti Tengku 'Abdu'llah.
  • d) Tengku Jaffar bin Tengku 'Umar. He d.s.p. young.
  • e) Tengku Mukhtar bin Tengku 'Umar (s/o Tengku Zahra). m. Tengku Azlah binti Tengku Muhammad Yusuf, daughter of Tengku Muhammad Yusuf ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Muzaffar Shah, Tengku Besar Paduka Indera, sometime Chief Minister of Trengganu. He d. in Trengganu, Malaysia, 1975, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    • i) Tengku Zain ud-din bin Tengku Mukhtar.
    • ii) Tengku Ismail bin Tengku Mukhtar.
    • i) Tengku Hajjah Aisha binti Tengku Mukhtar [Tik].
    • ii) Tengku Zubaida binti Tengku Mukhtar.
  • a) Tengku Embong Fatima binti Tengku 'Umar. b. 1913 (d/o Tengku Hafsah). m. Tengku Haji 'Ali bin Tengku 'Umar, son of Tengku 'Umar bin Tengku 'Usman, Tengku Sri Setia di-Raja, sometime State Sec. of Trengganu, by his first wife. She d. 31^st July 1965, having had issue, one son - see Malaysia (Johor).
  • b) Tengku Zarifa binti Tengku 'Umar (d/o Tengku Teh). m. Raja Dalnish bin Raja ?She had issue, two children.
• 3) Tengku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, educ. Hoofdenschool, Bandung and Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo. m. Tengku Zahra Tengku Zahra binti Tengku Besar Muhammad Yusuf (m. second, her brother-in-law, Tengku 'Umar ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, Tengku Besar - see above), youngest daughter of Tengku Muhammad Yusuf ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Muzaffar Shah, Tengku Besar Paduka Indera, sometime Chief Minister of Trengganu. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  • a) Tengku Yakub bin Tengku Ismail (s/o Tengku Zahra). m. (first) Tengku Mariam binti Tengku Putra Muhammad. m. (second) Raja Khadija binti Raja Sulaiman (d. at Kuala Trengganu, 4^th April 1968), daughter of Raja Sulaiman bin Raja Zainal Abidin, by his wife, Tengku Mariam binti Tengku Haji 'Usman, daughter of Tengku Haji 'Usman ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
    • i) Tengku Ismail bin Tengku Yakub. He d. at Batu Pahat, Johor, 1953.
    • ii) Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain bin Tengku Yakub. m. Tengku Nong binti Tengku 'Abdu'llah. He had issue, seven sons and three daughters:
      • (1) Tengku 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (2) Tengku 'Abdu'l Wahab bin Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (3) Tengku Muhammad Faisal bin Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (4) Tengku Budin bin Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (5) Tengku 'Abdu'llah bin Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (6) Tengku Anuar bin Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (7) Tengku Azahar bin Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (1) Tengku Nazima binti Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (2) Tengku Kamaliah binti Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
      • (3) Tengku Jamila binti Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain.
    • iii) Tengku Haji Muhammad bin Tengku Yakub. m. at Singapore, 16^th May 1959, Tengku Aisha binti Tengku 'Abdu'l Ghani [Gedong], daughter of Tengku 'Abdu'l-Ghani bin Tengku 'Abdu'l-Kadir, of Singapore. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
      • (1) Tengku 'Abdu'l Kadir bin Tengku Haji Muhammad.
      • (2) Tengku Yakub bin Tengku Haji Muhammad.
      • (1) Tengku Kulsum binti Tengku Haji Muhammad.
      • (2) Tengku Maimuna binti Tengku Haji Muhammad.
      • (3) Tengku Saida binti Tengku Haji Muhammad.
    • iv) Tengku Fatima binti Tengku Yakub. m. Engku Hashim bin Engku Ahmad. She had issue, six children, including three sons and one daughter.
    • v) Tengku Mariah binti Tengku Yakub [Yah]. m. Tengku Ibrahim bin Tengku Muhammad. She had issue, five children, including two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Tengku Muhammad bin Tengku Ibrahim.
      • (2) Tengku 'Abdu'l Talib bin Tengku Ibrahim.
      • (1) Tengku Rohana binti Tengku Ibrahim.
  • b) Tengku Haji Sulaiman bin Tengku Ismail (d/o Tengku Zahra). m. (first) Tengku Hajjah Anjang Zahab binti Tengku Wuk 'Abdu'l Rahman (d. 1987), daughter of Tengku Wuk 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Tengku Besar Muhammad Yusuf. m. (second) Inche' Salama binti Muhammad. He d. at Johor Bahru, 3^rd November 1994, having had issue, one daughter by each wife:
    • i) Tengku Zahrah binti Tengku Sulaiman (d/o Tengku Anjang Zahab).
    • ii) Tengku Aziza binti Tengku Sulaiman. b. at Kampung Ladang, 28^th September 1956 (d/o Inche' Salama).
  • c) Tengku 'Abu Bakar bin Tengku Ismail (s/o Tengku Zahra). m. Inche' Zaina binti Isnin. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
    • i) Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku 'Abu Bakar. m. 1^st November 1955, Tengku Zahara binti Tengku Muhammad Yusuf. b. at Singapore, 1931), second daughter of Tengku Muhammad Yusuf bin Tengku Haji 'Usman, Head of the Royal House of Lingga, by his wife, Tengku Rahima binti Tengku Ismail [Dalam], daughter of Tengku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, of Lingga. He had issue, three sons and four daughters:
      • (1) Tengku Marzuki bin Tengku Ahmad.
      • (2) Tengku Anuar bin Tengku Ahmad. b. 25^th June 1965.
      • (3) Tengku Mazlan bin Tengku Ahmad. b. 2^nd January 1968.
      • (1) Tengku Mariamah binti Tengku Ahmad.
      • (2) Tengku Mariam binti Tengku Ahmad. b. 18^th July 1959.
      • (3) Tengku Anisha binti Tengku Ahmad.
      • (4) Tengku Noreen binti Tengku Ahmad. b. 4^th January 1964.
    • ii) Tengku Zainal Abidin bin Tengku 'Abu Bakar [Sulman].
    • i) Tengku Aziza binti Tengku 'Abu Bakar.
  • a) Tengku Rahima binti Tengku Ismail [Tengku Dalam] (d/o Tengku Zahra). m. ca. 1926, Tengku Muhammad Yusuf bin Tengku Haji 'Usman, Head of the Royal House of Lingga (b. at Singapore, 1898; d. there, 8^th April 1964), eldest son of Tengku Haji 'Usman ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, by his wife, Tengku Asmak binti Tengku Kelana Raja 'Ali, daughter of his uncle, Raja 'Ali ibni al-Marhum Raja Muhammad Yusuf, Tengku Kelana. She d. at Singapore, 27^th October 1950, having had issue, one son and three daughters - see below.
  • b) Tengku Safiah binti Tengku Ismail (d/o Tengku Zahra). m. Ungku 'Abdu'l Majid bin Ungku 'Ali, Assist. Cmsnr. Police Johor South 1922-1926. She had issue, four sons and three daughters - see Malaysia (Johor).
• 4) Tengku Abbas ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman. He d.s.p.
• 5) Tengku Haji Muhammad Zain ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman. m. Hajjah Ramlah. He d.s.p. at Singapore.
• 1) Tengku Hajjah Aisha binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman [H.H. the Sultana of Trengganu]. b. 1892 (d/o Sharifa Tuan Bilik). m. 21^st May 1909, as his second wife, H.H. Sultan Al-Haj Muhammad Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Zainal Abidin, Sultan of Trengganu (b. at Kuala Trengganu, 7^th September 1888; d. at Singapore, 11^th April 1956), third son of H.H. Sultan Haji Zainal-Abidin III Mu'azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Trengganu, KCMG, by his second wife, Che' Kulsum binti Daud. She d.s.p. 11^th April 1963 - see Malaysia (Trengganu).
• 2) Tengku Salma binti al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman [Padang]. m. as his first wife, Tengku 'Ali bin Tengku Besar Muhammad Yusuf, Tengku Kechil Besar (m. second, 25^th January 1893, Tengku Jeba Aisha binti al-Marhum Sultan Zainal Abidin, of Trengganu), son of Tengku Muhammad Yusuf ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Muzaffar Shah, Tengku Besar Paduka Indera, sometime Chief Minister of Trengganu, by his wife, Tengku Long Zubaida binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad, eldest daughter of H.H. Sultan Ahmad II ibn Yam Tuan Muda Tuanku Mahmud, Sultan of Trengganu. She had issue, one daughter - see above.
• [1930 - 1964] Tengku Muhammad Yusuf bin Tengku Haji 'Usman, Head of the Royal House of Lingga. b. at Singapore, 1898, eldest son of Tengku Haji 'Usman ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, by his first wife, Tengku Asmak binti Tengku Kelana Raja 'Ali, educ. Succeeded on the death of his grandfather as Head of the Royal House of Lingga, 28^th December 1930. m. ca. 1926, Tengku Rahima binti Tengku Ismail [Tengku Dalam] (b. 1896; d. at Singapore, 27^th October 1950), daughter of his uncle, Tengku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Abdu'l-Rahman, of Lingga. He d. at Singapore, 8^th April 1964, having had issue, one son and three daughters:

  • 1) Tengku Haji 'Abdu'l-Rahman bin Tengku Muhammad Yusuf, Head of the Royal House of Lingga - see below.
  • 1) Tengku Salihat binti Tengku Muhammad Yusuf. b. at Singapore, 1927. m. Syed 'Usman bin Syed 'Abdu'l Rahman al-Yahya. She d. at Singapore, 2^nd September 1992, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    • a) Syed Muhammad Musadiq bin Syed 'Usman al-Yahya [S. Salleh]. m. Inche' Rubiah binti Awang.
    • b) Syed 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Syed 'Usman al-Yahya [S. Salleh]. m. Inche' Saniah binti Haji Bidin. He has issue, one son and one daughter.
    • a) Sharifa Jamila binti Syed 'Usman. b. 29^th April 1949. m. at Singapore, 1969, Syed Seith [Atan] bin Syed 'Umar Alsagoff (b. 13^th May 1946). She has issue, two sons and three daughters.
    • b) Sharifa Rahma binti Syed 'Usman. m. (first) (div.) Inche' Muhammad bin Sudar. m. (second) Inche' 'Abdu'l Rahman.
  • 2) Tengku Zahara binti Tengku Muhammad Yusuf. b. at Singapore, 1931. m. 1^st November 1955, Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku 'Abu Bakar, son of Tengku 'Abu Bakar bin Tengku Ismail, by his wife, Inche' Zaina binti Isnin. She had issue, three sons and four daughters - see above.
    • 3) Tengku Khadija binti Tengku Muhammad Yusuf. b. at Singapore, 1933. m. Inche' Johan bin Johari (b. 1924; d. 20^th April 1981). She d. at Singapore, 16^th January 1999, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
    • a) Jamil bin Johan. b. 1963.
    • b) Muhammad Yusuf bin Johan. b. 1^st August 1966.
    • c) Rahmad bin Johan. b. 1^st March 1969.
    • a) Habsa binti Johan. b. 6^th February 1962.
    • b) Rahma binti Johan. b. 1^st June 1967.
  [1964] Tengku Haji 'Abdu'l-Rahman bin Tengku Muhammad Yusuf, Head of the Royal House of Lingga. b. at Singapore, 12^th December 1932, only son of Tengku Muhammad Yusuf bin Tengku Haji 'Usman, Head of the Royal House of Lingga, by his wife, Tengku Rahima binti Tengku Ismail [Tengku Dalam], educ. Geylang Malay and English Schs., Singapore and Segamat, Malaya. Employed with Federal Motors 1952-1955, resided in Trengganu 1955-1957, joined 1^st Singapore Inf. Regt. 1957, retd. as Staff Sergeant 1981. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Lingga, 8^th April 1964. m. at Singapore, 27^th July 1952, Inche' Puan Hajjah Maznah binti 'Ali (b. 1936), daughter of Inche' 'Ali. He has issue, four sons and three daughters:

  • 1) Tengku Muhammad Shah bin Tengku 'Abdu'l-Rahman. b. 15^th November 1955. Employed with EON Bank, Kuantan, Malaysia. m. at Singapore, 5^th August 1983, Inche' Adlilah binti 'Abdu'l Hamid (b. 19^th December 1961), daughter of Inche' 'Abdu'l Hamid. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
    • a) Tengku Muhammad Azrol bin Tengku Muhammad Shah. b. at Singapore, 30^th December 1988.
    • b) Tengku Muhammad Azrol bin Tengku Muhammad Shah.
    • c) Tengku Aizah binti Tengku Muhammad Shah.
    • d) Tengku Aina binti Tengku Muhammad Shah.
  • 2) Tengku Azmi bin Tengku 'Abdu'l-Rahman. b. 6^th December 1956. m. at Singapore, 3^rd December 1983, Inche' Radhiah binti Hanun 'Abdu'l-Al (b. 20^th January 1960). He has issue, four sons:
    • a) Tengku Muhammad Amin ud-din bin Tengku Azmi. b. at Singapore, 13^th June 1985.
    • b) Tengku Muhammad Arif bin Tengku Azmi. b. at Singapore, 21^st October 1986.
    • c) Tengku Muhammad Ashraf bin Tengku Azmi. b. at Singapore, 23^rd April 1988.
    • d) Tengku Muhammad Afiq bin Tengku Azmi. b. at Singapore, 6^th June 1994.
  • 3) Tengku Muhammad Shafiq bin Tengku 'Abdu'l-Rahman. b. at Singapore, 30^th July 1960. m. 3^rd June 1983, Inche' Saidah binti Sarman (b. 20^th October 1959). He has issue, two daughters:
    • a) Tengku Fadhlina binti Tengku Muhammad Shafiq. b. 16^th April 1984.
    • b) Tengku Farah Dila binti Tengku Muhammad Shafiq. b. 29^th March 1993.
  • 4) Tengku 'Abdu'l-Halim bin Tengku 'Abdu'l-Rahman. b. at Singapore, 30^th October 1961. m. at Singapore, 15^th February 1998, Ungku Fatima binti Ungku Muhammad. He has issue, two sons:
    • a) Tengku 'Abdu'l Muiz bin Tengku 'Abdu'l-Halim. b. 18^th December 1998.
    • b) Tengku Muhammad Firdaus bin Tengku 'Abdu'l-Halim. b. 16^th October 2002.
  • 1) Tengku Nazifa binti Tengku 'Abdu'l-Rahman. b. at Singapore, 4^th July 1963. m. Ungku Muhammad bin Ungku 'Abdu'l Majid, of Johor. She has issue, four sons:
    • a) Ungku Muhammad Mafis bin Ungku Muhammad.
    • b) Ungku Muhsin bin Ungku Muhammad.
    • c) Ungku 'Abdu'l Majid bin Ungku Muhammad.
    • d) Ungku Mazlan bin Ungku Muhammad.
  • 2) Tengku Aisha [Laila] binti Tengku 'Abdu'l-Rahman. b. at Singapore, 6^th August 1954. m. Inche' Hasan bin Haji 'Abdu'l Hamid (b. 17^th August 1949). She has issue, three sons and one daughter:
    • a) Inche' Ruhaidi bin Hasan. b. 17^th January 1977.
    • b) Inche' Yusaini bin Hasan. b. 2^nd November 1979.
    • c) Inche' Zulfadli bin Hasan. b. 2^nd August 1994.
    • a) Inche' Nur Faida binti Hasan. b. 19^th May 1987.
  • 3) Tengku Rafia binti Tengku 'Abdu'l-Rahman. b. at Singapore, 16^th July 1957. m. at Singapore, 29^th August 1987, Inche' Khair ud-din bin Haji Ahmad [or Muhammad?] (b. 15^th September 1955).

    Acknowledgement: Mr. Christopher J. Buyers

Silsilah Keturunan Raja Ali Haji diSingapura dan Dabo, Singkep.

SILSILAH -Genealogy

THE RIAU LINGGA DYNASTY

The Vice-Regal or Yam Tuan Muda

Riau Lingga Dynasty

The Vice-Regal house of Riau descended from the rulers of Luwu, in the Celebes. Leaders of the powerful Bugis maritime and military community, they came into prominence during the rise to power of Sultan 'Abdu'l-Jalil Rahmat Shah. He is better known to history as Raja Kechil, the putative posthumous child of last Malacca Sultan of Johor, Sultan Mahmud II. Allying themselves with Kechil's rivals, the Bugis princes succeeded in driving him to Siak and restoring the Bendahara dynasty (see Malaysia-Johor and Indonesia-Lingga). At the conclusion of hostilities in 1722, several marriage alliances were forged between the two families. The settlement of the debt of honour included a joint system of government between the Bugis immigrants and the indigenous Malays. The Bugis leaders received the titles of Yang di-Pertuan Muda (deputy ruler or Viceroy) and Raja Tua (principal prince), enjoying the second and third highest offices in the realm. Although the latter title and office fell into disuse, the Viceroyalty prevailed until the merging of sovereignty of the two Royal dynasties in 1899.

Other branches of the family established themselves in Mampawa and Sambas in Borneo, the Bugis settlements in Cambodia, and the sultanate of Selangor in Malaysia. They also made several prominent marriage alliances in some of the other sultanates of Malaya and Sumatra.

SILSILAH OF RAJA HASSAN'S FAMILY

1777 - 1784 Raja Haji bin Raja Chelak [Raja Haji al-Shahid Fisabillu'llah Ta'ala al-Marhum Teluk Ketapang], Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, eldest son of Raja Chelak bin Opu Tundera Burung Daeng Rilaga, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, by his first wife, Inche' Tomita. Granted the title of Kelana Jaya Putra 1748. Granted the title of Pangeran Suta Vijaya by the Sultan of Jambi, February 1760. Installed at Pahang, 1778. m. (first) at Selangor, 1748, Tun Inche' Aisha binti Tun Engku Kelana Inche' Unuk (d. shortly after her marriage), daughter of La Mupa Unuk, Tun Engku Kelana Inche' Unuk. m. (second) after 1748,Raja Amaran binti Raja Muhammad, Engku Inche' Sejuk, daughter of Raja Muhammad Mahrum Shah ibni al-Marhum Raja Said Shah, Raja and Yang di-Pertuan of Asahan. m. (third) Inche' Gandira, a lady from Indragiri. m. (fourth) at Pedas, 1758, Raja Fatima binti Daeng Kamboja, Tengku Raja Perak, eldest daughter of Daeng Kamboja bin Opu Daeng Parani, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, by his second wife, 'Ungku Tua. m. (fifth) at Jambi, February 1760, Tengku Ratu Mas (d. shortly after her son), daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sri ing Alaga 'Abdu'l Rahman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Anum Sri ing Alaga 'Abdu'l Mahji Muhammad Shafi, Sultan of Jambi. m. (sixth) Raja Halima [Inche' Ghoen], daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Hassan , Sultan of Indragiri. He was k. in battle at Tanjong Palas, Malacca, 19^th June 1784 (bur. St Paul's Hill, Malacca, later moved to Penyengat Island), having had issue, six sons and seven daughters:

• 1) Raja Ja'afar bin Raja Haji, who succeeded as H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau (s/o Inche' Gandira) - see below.
  
• 2) Raja Idris bin Raja Haji (s/o Inche' Uning of Indragiri). b. on board ship opposite the Muntuk estuary, Lingga, 1774, educ. privately. m. (first) Daeng ?, a Bugis noblewoman. m. (second) Daeng ?, another Bugis noblewoman. m. (third) Raja Sofia binti Sultan 'Ala ud-din Shah, daughter of Sultan 'Ali I 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Kambodja, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. He had issue, four sons and eight daughters:
  

  
  

  • a) Raja Basuk bin Raja Idris. m. Raja Sharifa binti Raja Muhammad, second daughter of Raja Muhammad bin Raja Endut, by his wife, Raja Buruk binti Raja Yusoh, daughter of Raja Yusoh bin Daeng Kamboja.
    
  • b) Raja Haji 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Raja Idris. m. (first) Raja Nur binti al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, eighth daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. m. (second) after the death of his first wife, Raja Mariam binti Raja Ahmad, daughter of Raja Haji Ahmad bin Raja Haji [Raja Hitam], Tengku Haji Tua, by his fifth wife, Inche' Fatima. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
    

    
    

    • i) Raja Sulaiman bin Raja 'Abdu'l Rahman (s/o Raja Nur).
      
    • ii) Raja ? bin Raja 'Abdu'l Rahman (s/o Raja Mariam). He d. before 1855.
      
    • i) Raja Sofia binti Raja 'Abdu'l Rahman (d/o Raja Mariam). b. ca. 1852.
    
    
  • c) Raja Ibrahim bin Raja Idris (s/o a junior wife). m. Raja Hamida binti al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, tenth daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. He had issue, five sons and two daughters:
    

    
    

    • i) Raja Usman bin Raja Ibrahim.
      
    • ii) Raja Basuk bin Raja Ibrahim. m. Raja Amina binti Raja 'Ali Haji, daughter of Raja 'Ali Haji bin Raja Ahmad, by his second wife, Raja Halima binti al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, sixth daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau.
      
    • iii) Raja Musa bin Raja Ibrahim.
      
    • iv) Raja 'Abbas bin Raja Ibrahim.
      
    • v) Raja 'Abdu'llah bin Raja Ibrahim.
      
    • i) Raja Tipa binti Raja Ibrahim.
      
    • ii) Raja Halima binti Raja Ibrahim.
    
    
  • d) Raja Haji 'Abdu'l Ghani bin Raja Idris. m. Raja Habiba binti al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. He had issue, four sons and one daughter:
    

    
    

    • i) Raja 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Raja 'Abdu'l Ghani.
      
    • ii) Raja Ja'afar bin Raja 'Abdu'l Ghani.
      
    • iii) Raja Hassan bin Raja 'Abdu'l Ghani (twin with his brother Husain).
      
    • iv) Raja Husain bin Raja 'Abdu'l Ghani (twin with his brother Hassan).
      
    • i) Raja Kechik binti Raja 'Abdu'l Ghani.
    
    
  • a) Raja Fatima binti Raja Idris (d/o Raja Sofia). m. 12th August 1824, H.H. Raja 'Abdu'l Rahman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau (b. 1809; d. at Penyengat Island, 17th June 1844), eldest son of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, by his chief wife, Raja Saleha binti Raja 'Ali, Tengku Lebar, daughter of Sultan 'Ali I 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Kambodja, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see below.
    
  • b) Raja Siti binti Raja Idris [Tengku Darat] (d/o Raja Sofia). m. 17th August 1826, H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan 'Ala ud-din Ri'ayat Shah ibni al-Marhum al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau (b. 1809; d. at Ketapang Bay, 28th June 1857), second son of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, by his chief wife, Raja Saleha binti Raja 'Ali, Tengku Lebar, daughter of Sultan 'Ali I 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Kambodja, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see below.
    
  • c) Raja Habiba binti Raja Idris (d/o Daeng ?). m. Raja Yunus bin Sultan 'Ali 'Ala ud-din Shah, fourth son of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan 'Ali 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Kambodja, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see below.
    
  • d) Raja Halima binti Raja Idris (d/o Daeng ?). m. Daeng Mebila.
    
  • e) Raja Khalija binti Raja Idris (d/o Daeng ?). m. as his second wife, Raja 'Umar bin Raja Ahmad [Raja Endut], son of Raja Haji Ahmad bin Raja Haji, Tengku Haji Tua, by his third wife, Inche' Khalija, daughter of Dato' Ibrahim bin Dato' Bandar Hassan, Dato' Salawatang of Lingga. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see below.
    
  • f) Raja Salama binti Raja Idris (d/o Daeng ?). m. Raja Yusuf ibni al-Marhum al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, son of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. She had issue - see below.
    
  • g) Raja Aisha binti Raja Idris (d/o Daeng ?). m. Raja 'Ali bin Raja Muhammad, second son of Raja Muhammad bin Raja Endut, by his wife, Raja Buruk binti Raja Yusoh, daughter of Raja Yusoh bin Daeng Kamboja - see above.
    
  • h) Raja Amina binti Raja Idris (d/o Daeng ?). m. Raja 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Raja Ismail, son of Raja Ismail bin Sultan 'Ali 'Ala ud-din Shah - see below.
  
  
• 3) Raja Pahang bin Raja Haji. b. ca. 1777 (s/o Inche' Uning of Indragiri). He d. young.
  
• 4) Raja Haji Ahmad bin Raja Haji [Raja Hitam], Tengku Haji Tua. b. on the island of Biram Dewa, July/August 1779 (s/o Inche' Mariam of Riau). m. (first) Inche' Hamida binti Malik, daughter of Inche' Malik, Panglima Perang of Selangor. m. (second) Raja Hawa binti Sultan 'Ali 'Ala ud-din Shah, fourth daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan 'Ali 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Kambodja, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. m. (third) Inche' Khalija, daughter of Dato' Ibrahim bin Dato' Bandar Hassan, Dato' Salawatang of Lingga. m. (fourth) Inche' Aisha, daughter of the Temenggong of Indragiri. m. (fifth) Raja Embok, daughter of the Yang di-Pertuan of Indragiri. m. (sixth) Inche' Fatima. He had issue, six sons :
  

  
  

  • a) Raja Umar bin Raja Haji Ahmad.
    
  • b) Raja 'Ali Haji bin Raja Haji Ahmad (s/o Inche' Hamida). b. 1809. Author of "Tuhfilat al-Nafis" and "Gurindam Dua Belas". m. (first) Sulung, a commoner. m. (second) 1829, Raja Halima binti al-Marhum al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. m. (third) Raja Sofia binti al-Marhum al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, daughter of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah bin Raja Haji, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. He (or his son Hassan) d. at Mecca, 25th November 1882:
    

    
    

    • i) Raja Haji Sulaiman bin Raja 'Ali Haji [Raja Bih] (s/o Sulung). b. as Muhammad, later changed to Sulaiman by his father. Nicknamed "Bih" because he was born with an extra finger. He had issue:
      

      
      

      • (1) Raja Aisha binti Raja Haji Sulaiman. b. at Kampong Baru, Penyengat Island, 1889. Writer, nationalist and feminist. m. Raja Khalid Hitam bin Raja Hassan, eldest son of her uncle, Raja Hassan bin Raja 'Ali Haji, by his wife, Raja Maimuna binti Raja Haji 'Abdu'llah, eldest daughter of H.H. Raja Haji 'Abdu'llah ibni al-Marhum al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau. She d. 1924 - see below.
      
      
    • ii) Raja Hassan bin Raja 'Ali Haji (s/o Raja Halima). Sometime Pujangga of Riau. A noted poet. m. September 1858, Raja Maimuna binti Raja Haji 'Abdu'llah, eldest daughter of H.H. Raja Haji 'Abdu'llah ibni al-Marhum al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar 'Ala ud-din Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau, by his third wife, Raja Hawa bin Raja Ahmad, younger daughter of Raja Haji Ahmad bin Raja Haji [Raja Hitam]. He (or his father 'Ali) d. at Mecca, 25th November 1882, having had issue, four sons:
      

      
      

      • (1) Raja Khalid Hitam bin Raja Hassan (s/o Raja Maimuna). m. Raja Aisha binti Raja Haji Sulaiman (b. at Kampong Baru, Penyengat Island, 1889; d. 1924), daughter of his uncle, Raja Haji Sulaiman bin Raja 'Ali Haji [Raja Bih] - see above.
        
      • (2) Raja Haji 'Abdu'llah bin Raja Hassan [Hakim 'Abu Muhammad Adnan]. Author of "Syair Seribu Satu Hari" (1918), "Syair Syahin Syah" (1922), "Pembuka Lidah dengan Teladan Umpama yang Mudah" (1926), etc. He d. at Singapore, 24th April 1926, having had issue, a son:
        

        
        

        • (a) Raja Muhsen bin Raja Haji 'Abdu'llah [Yet]. m. Tengku Habshah binti Tengku 'Abu Bakar, daughter of Tengku 'Abu Bakar bin Tengku Husain, sometime Assist. Kamat of Daik. He had issue, at least two sons:
          

          
          

          • (i) Raja Hassan bin Raja Muhsen (died). m. 14th July 1946, Raja Hajjah Fatima binti Raja Haji 'Ali, daughter of Raja Haji 'Ali bin Raja Muhammad. He had issue, five sons and five daughters:
          • (2) Raja Nafisah binti Raja Muhsen (died) m. Raja Salleh bin Raja Umar. She had issue four sons and five daughters.
          • (3) Raja Adnan bin Raja Muhsen. He currently lives in Dabo, Singkep with his second wife. He had issue two sons and three daughters.
          • (4) Raja Mariam binti Raja Muhsen. She lives in Kuala Raya and have issues.
          • (6) Raja Ali bin Raja Muhsen. He lives in Dabo, Singkep. He has issues two sons and three daughters.
          • (7) Raja Ahmad bin Raja Muhsen. He lives in Dabo, Singkep. He has issues two sons and three daughters.
          • (8) Raja Aminah binti Raja Muhsen (d). She had issue one daughter (d) and one son currently living in Dabo.
        • Raja Hassan, the eldest sibling (1) had the following issues in Singapore and Malaysia.
          • 1. Raja Muhammad Fauzi bin Raja Hassan m Madam Hasnah - no issue.
            
          • 2. Raja Muhammad Yusuf bin Raja Hassan d Madam Jamaliah - issue two sons - R.M. Kamil, R.Fairuz (B.Sc Architecture. NUS) and daughter Raja Majidah.
            
          • 3. Raja Muhammad Kamal bin Raja Hassan.
            
          • 4. Raja Ahmad Zaki bin Raja Hassan m Madam Junainah - issue two sons - Raja Zohri and Raja Zikri.
            
          • 5. Raja Muhammad Hilmi bin Raja Hassan m Madam Norfifa..
            
          • 1. Raja Nazibah binti Raja Hassan m Hj. Md. Ramzi - issue 1 son - Md. Razeem Dip. Mass. Comm)
            
          • 2. Raja Habibah binti Raja Hassan. m. Muhammad Mokhtar bin 'Abdu'l Aziz. She has issue, three daughters. Dian Ilyana Md. Mokhtar; Dian Farhana Md. Mokhtar; Durrah Fa'iqah.
            
          • 3. Raja Badariah binti Raja Hassan m Md. Indra Hj. Hamdan - issue - Md. Afiq, Md. Faliq, Md. Adib, Md. Redha.
            
          • 4. Raja Alawiyah binti Raja Hassan d Md. Talib issue - Ahmad Abdillah, Md. Adli and daughter Marni Nabilah.
            
          • 5. Raja Zakiah binti Raja Hassan m Md. Suhaimi - issue two daughters - NurAmaliah, NurFareha and son NurFarihin.

We, Raja Habibah binti Raja Hassan and Md. Mokhtar Abdul Aziz would like to take this opportunity to personally express our heartfelt "Merci beaucoup!" to Mr. Christopher J. Buyers for his kind permission to let us extract and use the Riau Lingga genealogy site from "Royal Ark Website."

YM Raja Abdullah (aka Hakim Abu Adnan) ibni Raja Hassan (Author of Syair Burung and son of Raja Ali Haji author of Tuhfat-al-Nafis and Gurindam XII.) He was a judge in the Riau royal court. YM Raja Mukhsin ibni Raja Abdullah YM Raja Hassan ibni alMarhum Raja Mohsein YM Raja Ali ibni alm. Raja Mukhsin, younger brother of alm. Raja Hassan is currently living in Dabo, Singkep, kabupaten Lingga together with three other surviving siblings, Raja Adnan, Raja Mariam and Raja Ahmad. Raja Aminah passed away in Dabo, whilst Raja Hassan and Raja Nafisah passed away in Singapore survived by their children currently living in Singapore and Malaysia.

YM Raja Haji Muhammad Fauzi ibni alMarhum Raja Hassan YM RAJA AHMAD ZAKI IBNI ALMARHUM RAJA HASSAN YM RAJA HILMI IBNI ALMARHUM RAJA HASSAN

Raja Hassan's Family Clockwise from left: Raja Muhammad Kamal, Raja Muhammad Fauzi, alMarhum Raja Hassan, Raja Muhammad Yusuf, Raja Nazibah, Raja Habibah, Raja Fatimah, seated Raja Alawiyah and Raja Badariah. The Raja Hassan's Family - Now Standing back from left - (YM) Raja Muhammad Kamal, Raja Muhammad Yusuf, Raja Ahmad Zaki and Raja Haji Muhammad Fauzi. Standing middle from left - (YM) Raja Alawiyah, Raja Zakiah, Raja Badariah, Raja Nazibah and Raja Habibah Seated from left - (YM) Raja Muhammad Hilmi, mother Raja Hajjah Fatimah binti Raja Haji Ali, and YB Puan Noorfifa

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Magma Sastera Melayu

Raja Ali Haji, Magma Sastra Melayu
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Raja Ali Haji. Sekali-sekala, nama ini lewat dalam ingatan. Satu yang masih kerap menggumpal pada kenangan mengenai nama ini adalah, salah satu karya sastranya yang kerap diucapkan orang: "Gurindam Dua Belas".

Siempunya Gurindam Dua Belas, ya Raja Ali Haji sendiri, menerangkan, "adapun arti gurindam itu, yaitu perkataan yang bersajak pada akhir pasangannya, tetapi sempurna perkataannya dengan satu pasangannya sahaja, jadilah seperti sajak yang pertama itu syarat dan sajak yang kedua itu jadi seperti jawab."

Beberapa waktu lalu, ketika saya berkunjung ke Pekanbaru, Riau, ada juga namanya disebut-sebut oleh kawan Al Azhar, budayawan yang juga Ketua Dewan Kesenian Riau.

Menurut Al, begitu saya memanggil Al Azhar, Raja Ali Haji adalah tonggak sastra Melayu yang tiada terperi pentingnya bahkan dalam khasanah sastra Indonesia.

Senada dengan Al, dalam "Temu Sastra se-Riau 1999", di Pekanbaru, penyair Sutardji Calzoum Bachri juga menegaskan, "Bila tradisi modern sastra Indonesia bermula dari tahun 1920-an, yaitu pada masanya pra-Pujangga Baru dan Pujangga Baru, maka tradisi sastra di Riau satu abad lebih dahulu tumbuh dan gemilang sedemikian rupa. Kemampuan Raja Ali Haji menukilkan sejarah sastra yang cemerlang dan sangat fundamental menjadikannya sebagai puncak sastra. Beranjak dari kenyataan itu, sastra Riau bermula dari puncak, sedangkan sastra Indonesia bermula dari percobaan-percobaan atau eksperimentasi".

Atas fakta inilah, dalam rangka peringatan Hari Pahlawan 10 November, Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono di Istana Negara, Jakarta, Rabu (10/11), menganugerahkan gelar pahlawan nasional kepada sejumlah anak bangsa yang telah berjasa besar bagi Indonesia, di antaranya adalah Raja Ali Haji.

Tapi saya dengar, penghargaan itu berbuntut konflik lantaran mereka yang mengaku sebagai pewaris "sah" (dari urutan sebelah istri RAH) dari Raja Ali Haji justru tak diundang ke istana untuk menerima penghargaan tersebut. Itulah soal, para pewaris sah mengunci rapat-rapat makam Raja Ali Haji di Pulau Penyengat. (untuk lanjutan silang sengketa click ( FORUM NUSANTARA )

Ah, tapi saya tak mau terlibat dengan silang sengketa itu. Saya hanya hendak berkisah tentang Raja Ali Haji (RAH) yang mengagumkan reputasinya itu. Moga-moga, anda (pembaca) dan saya dapat berkaca pada sepak terjang RAH yang juga mendapat gelar sebagai Bapak Bahasa Indonesia itu. Seperti tertulis dalam kitab-kitab sejarah Melayu, RAH juga menulis Kitab Pengetahuan Bahasa (1858) dalam bahasa Melayu yang dicetak dan tersebar di berbagai negara, seperti Singapura, Malaysia, dan Belanda.
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RAH kerap memperkenalkan namanya dengan "Raja Ali al-Haj". Tapi kadang-kadang menuliskan namanya dengan "Raja Ali Haji ibni Raja Haji Ahmad".

Beliau adalah putera Raja Ahmad, cucu Raja Haji Fisabilillah. Menurut kitab berjudul "Raja dan Kerajaan dalam Kepustakaan Melayu" karya Dr. Mahdini MA, nama "Ali" dalam masa Kesultanan Lingga-Riau cukup banyak. Selain Ali bin Raja Ahmad, terdapat nama Ali lain, yaitu Raja Ali bin Daeng Kamboja atau Yang Dipertuan Muda (selanjutnya disingkat YDM) Riau V (1784-1805); Raja Ali bin Jakfar, yaitu YDM VIII (1845-57); Raja Ali Kelana atau Raja Ali Haji bin Ahmadi dan Raja Ali Pulau.

Mahdini perlu mengemukakan soal ini, sebab katanya, sering menimbulkan kekeliruan di kalangan penulis dalam memahami secara kronologis mereka yang bernama Raja Ali. Misalnya, Zuber Usman dalam bukunga "Kesusteraan Lama Indonesia mengacaukan antara RAH seorang pengarang dengan Raja Ali, yang menjadi YDM Riau VIII (1844/5-1857).

Mahdini menambahkan, baik Raja Ali Haji maupun Raja Ali yang YDM Riau VIII itu memang saudara sepupu, sama-sama cucu Raja haji yang juga mantan YDM Riau II.

RAH lahir tahun1808 dan meninggal (1870) di Pulau Penyengat. RAH berasal dari keluarga suku Bugis. Garis keturunan mereka berasal dari seorang bernama La Madusilat, raja Bugis yang mula-mula masuk Islam.

Madusilat memiliki keturunan, di antaranya Daeng Rilaka yang juga mempunyai keturunan, di antaranya Opu Daeng Parani, Opu Daeng Marewah, Opu Daeng Menambun, Opu Daeng Cellak, dan Opu Daeng Kemasi.

Daeng Rilaka membawa kelima puteranya itu ke luar dari tanah Bugis dan mengembara hingga Riau-Johor dan mendapat kedudukan di istana kerajaan. Anak keempat, yakni Daeng Cellak yang merupakan moyang RAH menjadi YDM Riau II (1728-1745), menggantikan saudaranya Daeng Marewah, YDM Muda Riau I (1723-1728).

RAH adalah seorang terpelajar, karena keluarga YDM Sultan Melayu Lingga-Riau memiliki tradisi keagamaan dan keilmuan yang kuat. Sementara Raja Ahmad, ayahanda RAH, termasuk pengarang Riau-Lingga yang giat menuntut ilmu.

Beberapa sumber menyebutkan, RAH juga pernah belajar bahasa Arab dan ilmu agama di Mesir dan Mekkah. RAH bersama ayahandanya serta sebelas kerabat lainnya, termasuk bangsawan Riau pertama yang mengunjungi Tanah Suci Makkah pada 1828.

Setelah kembali dari Makkah, RAH menjadi ulama terkemuka di zamannya yang menjadi tumpuan dan tempat orang-orang mengajukan berbagai masalah keagamaan maupun lainnya.

Memasuki usia 40, RAH mulai mencurahkan perhatian terhadap karya-karya kreatif yang mengantarkan dirinya menjadi pengarang Riau paling produktif di zamannya.

Karya-karya RAH berbentuk prosa dan puisi. Di dalamnya ia mengangkat tema-tema keagamaan, hukum, sastra dan bahasa, sejarah dan kenegaraan. Lewat karya-karyanya itulah, RAH dinilai telah membawa pemikiran-pemikiran Riau mencapai puncaknya pada pertengahan abad XIX.
Setidaknya, menurut U.U. Hamidy, ada 11 karya RAH. Masing-masing berjudul Syair Sultan Abdul Muluk, Gurindam Dua Belas, Bustan al-Katibin, Pengetahuan Bahasa, Silsilah Melayu Bugis, Tuhfat al-Nafis, Tsamarat al-Muhimmah, Syair Siti Sianah, Syair Hukum Nikah (Syair Suluh Pegawai), Sinar Gemala Mustika Alam, Taman Permata; al-Wusta dan al-Kubra.
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Ironi, begitulah adanya saat kita membicarakan RAH dan karya-karyanya. Nama harum RAH sebagai sastrawan Melayu terdepan, ternyata tak berbanding lurus dengan karya-karyanya yang langka di pasaran.

Itulah soalnya, awam barangkali hanya kenal dengan Gurindam Dua Belas saja dari puluhan karya RAH. Menurut kajian Abu Hassan Sham (1993), masih ada beberapa puisi lain yang sebetulnya bisa berdiri sendiri seperti pada karya prosa RAH berjudul Ikat-ikatan dua belas puji yang terdapat pada ujung Bustanu l-katibin; Syair nasihat pada akhir Thamarat al-Muhammah; serta beberapa syair dalam Kitab pengetahuan bahasa; dan beberapa syair panjang dalam Silsilah Melayu dan Bugis.

Boleh jadi, kelangkaan ini berkait dengan sejarah penerbitan karya RAH yang sebagian di antaranya baru diterbitkan dalam bentuk cetak (cap batu) sesudah RAH meninggal. Sebagian lagi mula-mula hanya diketahui kalangan sarjana lantaran karya RAH pernah diterbitkan dalam majalah ilmiah Barat atas usaha orang Belanda dan Inggris.

Dalam Kandil Akal di Pelantar Budi, E. Ulrich Kratz menulis, bahkan Syair hukum faraid agaknya baru sekarang ini diterbitkan untuk pertama kali, dan baru belakangan ini sebagian lainnya dari karangan RAH dapat dicari dengan mudah di Malaysia.

"Di Indonesia, setahu saya karya Raja Ali Haji selain daripada Gurindam Dua Belas (dan Syair Abdul Muluk) tidak pernah diterbitkan secara komersil--baik di zaman merdeka maupun di zaman Hindia Belanda," ungkap Kratz.

Selanjutnya Kratz mencatat, satu atau dua karya RAH sebetulnya pernah menjadi obyek penelitian khas di Indonesia juga, tetapi hasil penelitian ini tidak semuanya diedarkan untuk masyarakat ramai.

Saat ini, Gurindam Dua Belas saja yang "selamat" sebagai kutipan dalam buku sekolah, dalam antologi dan buku pengantar sastra atau dalam pedoman apresiasi puisi.

Berkat jasa Mohd, Yusof Md. Nor, Virginia Matheson Hooker, dan Abu Hassan Sham, buku-buku RAH seperti Silsilah Melayu dan Bugis, Tuhfat al-Nafis dan puisi-puisi RAH sudah terbit di Malaysia dalam edisi yang baik.
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Tentu, RAH juga manusia biasa. Di antara kelebihannya, ada pula kekurangannya. Di samping yang memuja, ada juga yang mencercanya.

Misalnya, RAH tidak mempunyai persepsi psikologi dan kekuatan pena seperti yang dimiliki Tun Seri Lanang. RAH meniru puisi Arab dengan tidak meuaskan. Isi kamusnya ada yang kasar tetapi menghibur dan cabul. RAH tetap pengarang klasik. Sumbangan RAH pada kesusasteraan Melayu penting. Pelopor yang telah melicinkan jalan ke arah terbentuknya Bahasa nasional Indonesia.

Lepas dari silang pendapat di atas, RAH tetaplah manusia luar biasa untuk zamannya. Bahkan, reputasi dan namanya, tak lekang dimakan zaman. Dialah magma sastra Melayu yang terus bergelucak.

Nah, sebagai pengingat-ingat, di bawah ini saya kutip sebagian naskah Gurindam Dua Belas karya RAH yang sohor itu.

Barang siapa tiada memegang agama,
sekali-kali tiada boleh dibilangkan nama.

Barang siapa mengenal yang empat,
maka ia itulah orang yang ma rifat.

Barang siapa mengenal Allah,
suruh dan tegahnya 2 tiada ia menyalah.

Barang siapa mengenal diri,
maka telah mengenal akan Tuhan yang bahri.

Barang siapa mengenal dunia,
tahulah ia barang yang teperdaya.

Barang siapa mengenal akhirat,
tahulah ia dunia mudarat. (Jodhi Yudono- KompassCybermedia)

KEMARAHAN zuriat (ahli waris dari sebelah istri) Raja Ali Haji di Pulau Penyengat kepada Pemko Tanjungpinang tampaknya semakin memuncak. Buktinya, kemarin, Ketua Balai Maklumat Kebudayaan Melayu Pulau Penyengat, Raja Malik sudah memutuskan untuk menutup semua situs sejarah di Pulau Penyengat untuk Pemko Tanjungpinang.

Pada tahap awal, kami hanya mengunci pintu makam Raja Ali Haji, setelah itu seluruh makam-makam bersejarah, seperti makam Raja Haji fi Sabilillah dan makam Engku Putri. Dan pada akhirnya nanti seluruh situs sejarah dan budaya akan ditutup bagi pihak Pemko Tanjungpinang.

Hal itu dilakukan, karena menurut penilaian Malik, pihak Pemko Tanjungpinang menunjukkan gelagat yang kurang baik terhadap objek-objek itu. Padahal, pihak keluarga sudah berusaha akomodatif, memberikan pertolongan dan bantuan terhadap Pemko untuk memperoleh data dan informasi tentang objek-objek tersebut.

'Setelah semua mereka peroleh, apa yang terjadi. Mereka bersikap seperti di luar batas etika, budaya, dan adat. Semua data dan informasi lebih banyak untuk kepentingan komersial dan kepentingan politik mereka dengan mengatasnamakan pelestarian sejarah dan budaya," tegas Raja Malik.

Keluarga besar Raja Ali Haji di Pulau Penyengat, menurut Malik, baru-baru ini mendapat dua "siksaan" dari pihak Pemko Tanjungpinang. Pertama, sewaktu acara revitalisasi budaya Melayu, dimana pihak Pemko atau pihak panitia datang untuk meminjam sejumlah buku dengan alasan untuk menyusun teks pidato.

'Tapi yang terjadi, buku-buku itu dijadikan pedoman atau referensi untuk menyusun sebuah buku baru. Ini penipuan intelektual pertama yang kami alami," ungkap Raja Malik.

Kemudian tentang proses pengusulan dan pengangkatan Raja Ali Haji sebagai Pahlawan Nasional. Dari awal, untuk mencari data dan informasi, para ahli waris dari Pulau Penyengat menurut Malik dirayu, dipujuk, disanjung demi untuk mendapatkan data dan informasi tentang sosok Raja Ali Haji.

'Namun begitu pengukuhan Pahlawan Nasional sudah dilakukan, dalam menentukan zuriat yang berhak untuk menerima plakat kepahlawanan itu kami ditinggalkan. Pemko mengambil keputusan sepihak, untuk memuaskan birahi politik pihak-pihak tertentu. Jadi cara yang ditempuh itu mencerminkan orang yang tidak paham adat," kata Malik. (untuk penjelasan seterusnya sila ka FORUM NUSANTARA)

Malik mengaku, bila ia berkomentar mengatakan "kami masyarakat Penyengat", itu berarti ditujukan kepada seluruh keluarga besar Raja Ali Haji. Karena lebih separuh penduduk Pulau Penyengat adalah keluraga besar almarhum Raja Ali Haji.

'Jadi kalau ada pihak lain mengataskannamakan masyarakat membuat pernyataan untuk menghantam saja, berarti mereka tidak mengerti masalah yang sedang terjadi. Komentar saja ada batasan-batasannya. Mereka di luar keluarga besar Raja Ali Haji tidak akan dapat masuk ke lingkup ini," kata Malik, yang juga keponakan budayawan kawakan Hasan Junus. ***