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Abdul Samad of Selangor
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For the building in Kuala Lumpur, see Sultan Abdul Samad Building.
Sultan Abdul Samad ibni Almarhum Raja Abdullah KCMG (Jawi: سلطان عبد الصمد ابن المرحوم راج عبد الله; born Raja Abdul Samad bin Raja Abdullah, 1804 – 6 February 1898) was the fourth Sultan of Selangor.
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Sultan of Selangor | |||||||||||||
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4th Sultan of Selangor | |||||||||||||
Reign | 6 January 1857 – 6 February 1898 | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Muhammad Shah | ||||||||||||
Successor | Alauddin Sulaiman Shah | ||||||||||||
Born | 1804 Bukit Melawati, Selangor | ||||||||||||
Died | 6 February 1898 (aged 93-94) Istana Bandar Temasha, Jugra, Selangor, FMS | ||||||||||||
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House | Royal Buginese Luwu Opu Daeng Celak | ||||||||||||
Father | Raja Abdullah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Shah, Tengku Panglima Besar of Selangor | ||||||||||||
Mother | Che Lipah | ||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Raja Abdul Samad was born in 1804 at Bukit Melawati in Selangor son to Raja Abdullah, the younger brother of Sultan Muhammad Shah. His reign lasted 41 years from 1857 until his death in 1898. His time on the throne saw the only civil war in Selangor, the establishment of Kuala Lumpur,[1][2] the introduction of the Selangor flag and coat of arms[3] and the start of British involvement in Selangor state affairs.[4]