Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II
Sultan of Kedah
About Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II
Lived 1857 – 1881 (aged 24).
Paduka Sri Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah (Jawi: ; 4 September 1857 – 22 September 1881) was the 25th Sultan of Kedah and reigned from 1879 to 1881. He was the son of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah with Wan Tan binti Almarhum Luang Nik Abidin. He married Tengku Mariam binti Almarhum Tengku Ziauddin and had a daughter, Tengku Aishah.
Tengku Aishah married the Sultan of Langkat, Sultan Abdul Aziz Abdul Djalil Rahmat Shah.
He was poisoned and died during detention in Ligor, Nakhon Si Thammarat on 22 September 1881 and was succeeded by his half-brother as, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim.
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Who was Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II?
Sultan of Kedah (1857-1881)
When was Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II born?
Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II was born on 4 September 1857 in Kedah.
When did Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II die?
Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II died on 22 September 1881 in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
What nationality was Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II?
Sultan Zainal Rashid Mu'adzam Shah II's recorded nationality: Kedah Sultanate.
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