Muhammad of Negeri Sembilan

Tuanku Muhammad ibni Almarhum Tuanku Antah GCMG KCVO (25 April 18651 August 1933) was the seventh Yamtuan Besar of Seri Menanti, who ruled from 1888 to 1933. During his reign, Negeri Sembilan came under British protection in 1889 and became a Federated Malay State in 1895. Three years later, Sir Tuanku Muhammad Shah was duly elected the first Yang-di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negri Sembilan. He died in 1933 after a reign of 45 years, aged 68. He was buried at the Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum at Seri Menanti.

Muhammad
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan
Tuanku Muhammad Shah (seated) with his bodyguards, 1903.
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Reign1888 - 1933
PredecessorTuanku Antah
SuccessorTuanku Abdul Rahman
Born(1865-04-25)25 April 1865
Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan
Died1 August 1933(1933-08-01) (aged 68)
Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan
Burial
IssueTunku Abdul Aziz
Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Laksamana Nasir
Tunku Muhammad Alam Shah
Full name
Tunku Muhammad ibni Tunku Antah (at birth)
DynastyPagaruyung - House of Yamtuan Raden
FatherTuanku Antah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Radin
MotherCik Halima binti Uggoh
ReligionSunni Islam
Tuanku Muhammad Shah. The Tuanku Ja'afar Royal Gallery, Seremban

Honours

  • Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)-1925
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)-1931 (KCMG-1916) (CMG-1894)

References

  • "Royal Ark". 4dw.net. Retrieved 13 June 2008.



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