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Abu Syahid Shah of Malacca

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Raja Sri Parameswara Dewa Shah
سلطان شاهد شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان محمد شاه
4th Sultan of Malacca
ReignMalacca Sultanate: 1444–1446
PredecessorMuhammad Shah
SuccessorMuzaffar Shah
Died1446
Names
Raja Sri Parameswara Dewa Ibrahim Shah
HouseMalacca Sultanate
FatherMuhammad Shah
ReligionIslam (formerly)
Hinduism

Sultan Abu Syahid Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad Shah (died 1446) whose real name was Raja Ibrahim, was the 4th Sultan of the Malaccan Sultanate from 1444 to 1446.[1]: 246  Despite the fact that Malacca was a Muslim kingdom, Syahid Shah was a practising Hindu. He styled himself as Raja Sri Parameswara Deva Shah.[citation needed] Appointment of Raja Ibrahim as 4th Sultan of Malacca was unpopular because of his young age. His predecessor, Sultan Muhammad Shah had allegedly seen the Islamic prophet Muhammad in his dream and converted to Islam. Syahid Shah on taking a Hindu title represented a traditionalist reaction in Malacca against Islam, the new religion. He reigned for only seventeen months, after which he was killed in a plot allegedly conspired by the Tamil Muslim Bendahara (Grand Vizier), (Datuk Seri Nara Diraja Tun Ali), Raja Kassim, son of Muhammad Shah, Tun Perpatih Sedang and Datuk Bendahara Seri Amar Diraja. Syahid Shah was then given the title Abu Syahid, which means "the Martyred King".[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Cœdès, George (1968). The Indianized states of Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824803681.

Sources

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  • Modul Latihan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sejarah, Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia.
  • Malaysia Kita, International Law Book Services, Kuala Lumpur, 2005
Abu Syahid Shah of Malacca
House of Malacca
 Died: 1446
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Malacca
1444–1446
Succeeded by