"......After Sultan Mahmud had been driven out of Malacca he fled to Batu Hampar, while his son, Prince Aleidin, built a stockade at Pagoh. Pagoh was soon taken by the Portuguese. The Malay prince then took refuge for a time in Pahang, after which they established themself far up the Johor river where they were relatively safe from attack. Settlements far up a river are , however, of very little use either for trade or piracy, so- as the malays regained confidence- they moved to southwards and established themselves on the island of Bintang, Sultan Mahmud at Tebing Tinggi and the Prince Aleidin at Batu Pelabuhan. This Prince Aleidin had been raised to sovereign rank and bore the title Sultan Ahmad Shah, to great confusion of historical records, which confuse him both with his father, Sultan Mahmud and with his brother who afterwards bore the name of Sultan Aleidin. In any case, this Sultan Ahmad died at Batu Pelabuhan and was buried at Bukit Batu at Bintang. If Malay rumour is to be believed, he was poisened by his father?.
Sultan Mahmud then installed his younger son as Raja Muda, but did not confer on him the sovereign dignity borne by the murdered Ahmad Shah. After this the Sultan moved his head-quarters to Kopak. There another son was born to him-this time by his favourite wife, Tun Fatimah, the daughter of the famous Bendahara who had so bitterly oppose Sequira. The child was given the title Raja Kechil Besar and was afterwards alllowed (through his mother influence) to take preceedence of his elder brother the Raja Muda and to be raised to sovereign rank as the Sultan Muda or Sultan Aleidin Riayat Shah II.
......... The new Sultan was not left in peace by the Portuguese. Driven by them out of Kampar he ultimately settled at a place on the Johor river where he died and was succeeded by his son, the Raja Muda Perdana, who took the title of Sultan Muzaffar Shah II. This Mudzaffar Shah establiehed his capital at Seluyut(Johor Lama) but he had outlying stations on the trade routes. At a later date these stations were destined to become important....."
Sultan Mahmud then installed his younger son as Raja Muda, but did not confer on him the sovereign dignity borne by the murdered Ahmad Shah. After this the Sultan moved his head-quarters to Kopak. There another son was born to him-this time by his favourite wife, Tun Fatimah, the daughter of the famous Bendahara who had so bitterly oppose Sequira. The child was given the title Raja Kechil Besar and was afterwards alllowed (through his mother influence) to take preceedence of his elder brother the Raja Muda and to be raised to sovereign rank as the Sultan Muda or Sultan Aleidin Riayat Shah II.
......... The new Sultan was not left in peace by the Portuguese. Driven by them out of Kampar he ultimately settled at a place on the Johor river where he died and was succeeded by his son, the Raja Muda Perdana, who took the title of Sultan Muzaffar Shah II. This Mudzaffar Shah establiehed his capital at Seluyut(Johor Lama) but he had outlying stations on the trade routes. At a later date these stations were destined to become important....."
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