Sultan Ibrahim Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Salehuddin Shah ( Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان صالح الدين شاه; born Raja Ibrahim bin Raja Lumu; – 27 October 1826) was the second

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. He served as sultan from 1782 until his death in 1826. He was known as a strong energetic ruler and an

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. On 13 July 1784, the Dutch captured

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despite having built the Kota Melawati fort to protect the area and ended up getting deposed and exiled. Sultan Ibrahim recaptured the fort in a raid in 1785 with help from Pahang. After helping Perak remove the Siamese presence in Perak, Ibrahim demanded tribute for the help provided. In 1818,

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began political relations with the

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. Contemporary writer Thomas Newbold (1807–1850) mentions that after his successor

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took the throne, the territory lapsed into comparative decay, where Muhammad Shah committed piracy, robberies and levied contributions from the local inhabitants, which then lead to emigration.

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Ibrahim Shah Malaysian people of Malay descent 1730s births Malaysian people of Bugis descent 1826 deaths 18th-century monarchs in Asia 19th-century monarchs in Asia Sons of sultans {{Malaysia-royal-stub