Mudzaffar Shah I of Kedah

Sultan of Kedah (r. 1136–1179)
مظفر شاه ١Sultan of KedahReign1136– 27 July 1179SuccessorMu'adzam ShahDied27 July 1179IssueSultan Mu'adzam Shah
Tunku Muhammad Shah
Tunku Sulaiman ShahHouseMahawangsaFatherDharmawira of SrivijayaReligionSunni Islam

Paduka Sri Sultan Mudzaffar Shah I (Jawi: ڤدوك سري سلطان مظفر شاه ١; died 27 July 1179), styled Phra Ong Mahawangsa was a legendary king and was said to be the first Sultan of Kedah, according to the Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa. He was the last Hindu King of Kedah, styled Sri Paduka Maharaja Durbar Raja before his accession. After his conversion to Islam,[1] he later became the founder of the Kedah Sultanate.

See also

  • Merong Mahawangsa

References

  1. ^ Iskandar, Yusoff (1992). The Malay Sultanate of Malacca: A Study of Various Aspects of Malacca in the 15th and 16th Centuries in Malaysian History. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Ministry of Education Malaysia. p. 169. ISBN 978-983-62-2841-3.
  • List of Sultans of Kedah
Mudzaffar Shah I of Kedah
House of Kedah
 Died: 1179
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Position created
 Sultan of Kedah
1136–1179 		Succeeded by


  • v
  • t
  • e