Jementah Civil War

The Jementah Civil War broke out in 1879 in Jementah in northern Johor when Tengku Alam Shah, the heir of late Sultan Ali of the autonomous principality of Muar refused to surrender the principality to the central administration of Abu Bakar, the then Maharaja of Johor.

Jementah Civil War
Date25 October 187930 December 1879
Location
Muar, Kesang, Jementah and Segamat (all part of Johor)
Result Johor state government retakes Muar District
Belligerents
Johor Sultanate
Supported by:
 United Kingdom
Muar faction
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Abu Bakar
Dato' Salleh bin Perang
Ungku Ahmad
Tengku Alam
Tengku Nong
Tengku Mat

The aftermath of the conflict led to the consolidation of Johor's rules over Muar territory again and the opening of Muar town by Sultan Abu Bakar as the first sultan of modern Johor.

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