Muzaffar Shah of Pahang

Muzaffar Shah
مظفر شاه
Sultan of Pahang
Reign 15301540
Predecessor Mahmud Shah
Successor Zainal Abidin Shah
Died 1540
Regnal name
Paduka Sri Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah
Posthumous name
Marhum Tengah
House Melaka
Father Mahmud Shah
Religion Sunni Islam

Paduka Sri Sultan Muzaffar Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Shah is the sixth Sultan of Pahang who reigned from 1530-1540. He succeeded on the death of his father, Mahmud Shah in 1530.[1]

Early life

Known as Raja Jainad before his accession, Muzaffar Shah is the eldest son of the fifth Sultan of Pahang, Mahmud Shah by his first wife, Raja Putri Olah binti al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad.

Death

Muzaffar Shah was killed in 1540 by Khoja Zainal, leader of a Bruneian envoy, for committing adultery with his wife, at Pekan. He is styled Marhum Tengah after his death and was succeeded by his younger brother, Raja Ismail.[2]

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Muzaffar Shah of Pahang
House of Melaka
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Mahmud Shah I
Sultan of Pahang
1530–1540
Succeeded by
Zainal Abidin Shah
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