Selangor Sultanate

This article is about the specific polity Selangor Sultanate and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a sultanate in Malaysia.

Establishment

January 1744: Daeng Chelak, one of the five Bugis warriors, married Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah's sister, Tengku Mandak. He was made the second Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau from 1728 until 1745. He appointed his son, Raja Lumu to become Yamtuan Selangor on 1743.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1758: During the period of 8 Jan 1758 - 1766, Selangor was under the sovereignty of the Johor Sultanate.

January 1767: Selangor becomes independent from the Aceh Sultanate.

August 1784: During the Dutch occupation of Selangor from 13 Aug 1784 to 29 Jul 1786, the territory was under the control of the Dutch East India Company.

July 1786: During the Dutch occupation of Selangor from 13 Aug 1784 to 29 Jul 1786, the territory was under the control of the Dutch East India Company.

January 1874: The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was a treaty signed between Great Britain and the Sultan of Perak on 20 January 1874, on HMS Pluto, off the coast of Perak. The treaty is significant in the history of the Malay states as it legitimised British control of the Malay rulers and paved the way for British imperialism in Malaya.