The new sultanate of Pahang
Sultan Ahmad of Pahang and his retinue, photographed in traditional dress in front of the royal palace at Pekan in 1885.
Dutch influence in Pahang, which had declined in 1795, came to an end in 1824 with the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, thus paving the way for the Bendahara of Pahang to consolidate his position. This process received a setback with the Pahang civil war of 1857-63, and it was not until 1884 that Bendahara Ahmad was declared sultan. However, the continuation of domestic turmoil eventually led to the appointment of a British Resident in 1888.
- Information in the full article includes
- Bendahara Ali
- Pahang civil war
- Bendahara Ahmad
- British intervention