Muhammad Shah of Malacca

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Muhammad Shah
3rd Sultan of Malacca
ReignMalacca Sultanate: 1424–1444
PredecessorMegat Iskandar Shah
SuccessorAbu Syahid Shah
Died1444
Mecca
IssueAbu Syahid Shah
Muzaffar Shah
FatherMegat Iskandar Shah
ReligionIslam

Sultan Muhammad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Megat Iskandar Shah (died 1444), also popularly known as Raja Tengah or Radin Tengah, was the third sultan of Malacca. He is the son of Megat Iskandar Shah of Malacca. He ruled Malacca from 1424 to 1444.[1]: 246  Some sources named the third ruler of Malacca as Sri Maharaja.[2] Some sources also named him as Sultan Mohammad Shah, although different versions suggest that Sultan Mohammad Shah was Raja Tengah's son. He had two sons, Raja Kasim and Raja Ibrahim. He was succeeded by Abu Syahid Shah.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cœdès, George (1968). The Indianized states of Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824803681.
  2. ^ Wang, G. (2005). "The first three rulers of Malacca". In L., Suryadinata (ed.). Admiral Zheng He and Southeast Asia. International Zheng He Society / Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 26–41. ISBN 9812303294.
Muhammad Shah of Malacca
House of Malacca
 Died: 1444
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Malacca
1424-1444
Succeeded by