Hukum Kanun Pahang

Hukum Kanun Pahang (Malay for 'Pahang Laws', Jawi: حكوم قانون ڤهڠ), also known as Kanun Pahang[1] or Undang-Undang Pahang[2] was the Qanun or legal code of the old Pahang Sultanate. It contains significant provisions that reaffirmed the primacy of Malay adat, while at the same time accommodating and assimilating the Islamic law. The legal code was largely modelled on the Undang-Undang Melaka and Undang-Undang Laut Melaka, and was compiled during the reign of the 12th Sultan of Pahang, Abdul Ghafur Muhiuddin Shah. It is regarded as one of the oldest digest of laws compiled in the Malay world.[3][4]

Historically, the Pahang Laws were adopted in Johor,[5] following the union between Pahang and Johor in 1623, and had also significant influence in the promulgation of Perak[6] and Brunei Laws.[7] In 2012, the Hukum Kanun Pahang was included in the Nation Heritage List of Malaysia, under tangible heritage object category.[8]

  1. ^ Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu - Kanun Pahang
  2. ^ Liaw 2013, p. 434
  3. ^ Zaini Nasohah 2004, p. 7
  4. ^ Liaw 2013, p. 434
  5. ^ Liaw 2013, p. 434
  6. ^ Liaw 2013, p. 434
  7. ^ Mohammad bin Pengiran Haji Abd. Rahman 2001, p. 176
  8. ^ "Jabatan Warisan Negara - Warisan Kebangsaan 2012". Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.