Tun Mutahir of Malacca
{{Short description|Bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca}}
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|order = 7th Bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca
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|term_end = 1510
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|predecessor = Tun Perpatih Putih
|successor = Bendahara Lubok Batu Tepok Paduka Tuan
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Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Mutahir (died 1510) was a famous Bendahara of the Malaccan Sultanate. Of Tamil Muslim ancestry, he was the seventh Bendahara, a post equivalent to a prime minister. Prior to holding the post of Bendahara, he also held the post of Temenggung. He was also an influential Tamil Muslim leader in Malacca who elected Tamil Muslims to important posts in the Malaccan government.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
Raja Mudaliar, after learning that a legal opponent had bribed the bendahara into siding with him, employed the assistance of Laksamana Khoja Hassan to spread rumors claiming that Tun Mutahir was scheming to take over the throne.
The Sultan then ordered the execution of Mutahir's family with the exception of Tun Fatimah, Mutahir's daughter whom the sultan desired to marry. Upon realising his mistake, Sultan Mahmud abdicated in favour of his son, Sultan Ahmad Shah.
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External links
- Ahmad Fauzi bin Mohd Basri, Mohd Fo'ad bin Sakdan and Azami bin Man, 2004. Sejarah Tingkatan 1, Kuala Lumpur, DBP.
- Southeast Asia in World History, 2009, pg 69. Oxford University Press – [https://books.google.com/books?id=qvy0Z6hPRYgC&pg=PA69 Google Books]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060413202402/http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/ Sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my]
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Category:Malaysian people of Tamil descent
Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:Malaysian people of Indian descent
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