Raja Lumu
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Raja Lumu was the first Sultan of Selangor
Sultan of Selangor
Sultan of Selangor is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia.-Bugis bloodline:The Sultans of Selangor are descended from a Bugis dynasty that claim descent from the rulers of Luwu in the southern part of Celebes...

. He was the son of the famous Bugis
Bugis
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 warrior prince Daeng Chelak. He took on the title of Sultan Sallehuddin of Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

 in 1742. The Bugis had already begun to settle on the West coast of the Malayan Peninsula
Peninsular Malaysia
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 towards the end of the 17th century.

Following Raja Lumu, two other Bugis Chiefs settled in the Selangor area: Raja Tua in Klang
Klang
Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang...

 and Daeng Kemboja in Linggi, south of Lukut
Lukut
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. Raja Lumu originally met with opposition from the Sultans of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

 and Johor
Sultan of Johor
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, as well as from the Dutch
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, but eventually managed to consolidate his position as sovereign. By 1770, his legitimacy was strengthened by marriage to the niece of the Sultan of Perak
Sultan of Perak
Sultan of Perak is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states.When the Sultanate of Malacca empire fell to Portugal in 1511, Sultan Mahmud Syah I retreated to Kampar, Sumatra and died there in 1528. He left behind two princes named Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II and Sultan Muzaffar...

.

The latter, Sultan Muhammad "invested Salehuddin with the insignia of Malay royalty and also attended the subsequent installation ceremony in Selangor". To this alliance, he soon added another, by marrying his own daughter to the Sultan of Kedah, the most northerly of the Western Malay Sultanates.

Sources

  • John Michael Gullick, A History of Selangor: 1742-1957 (Singapore, Eastern University Press, 1970)

Further reading

  • R.O. Winstedt, "A History of Selangor (1680-1874)", Journal of the Malayan British Royal Asiatic Society (JMBRAS)12(3), October 1934, pp. 1–34
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