Mahmud Shah III of Johor

Mahmud Shah III
محمود شاه
Sultan of Johor
Reign1770–1811
PredecessorAhmad Riayat Shah
SuccessorAbdul Rahman Muazzam Shah
Born24 March 1756
Hulu Riau
Died1811 (aged 55)
Daik, Lingga
IssueHussein Shah of Johor
Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah of Johor
HouseBendahara dynasty
FatherAbdul Jalil Muazzam Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Mahmud Ri’ayat Shah Zilu’llah fil’Alam Khalifat ul-Muminin ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Jalil Shah (Malay: محمود رعایة شاه ظل‌ الله في العالم خلیفة المؤمنين ابن المرحوم سلطان عبد الجلیل شاه, 24 March 1756 – 1811) was the 17th Sultan of Johor and Johor's dependencies who reigned from 1770 to 1811. Exercising little power over the sultanate where actual power was held under the Bugis court faction, the Tuhfat al-Nafis nevertheless mentions him as an able statesman who did what he could against insurmountable odds, while Abdullah Abdul Kadir attests to his good character.[1]

  1. ^ Trocki, Carl A. (2007). Prince of Pirates: The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore, 1784-1885. NUS Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-9971-69-376-3.