How others Malay's Sultanate

(Pahang, Perak and Johor) are

related to Malacca
Fall of Malacca and Sultan Mahmud Shah
• In 1511, Malacca fell to the Portuguese and
Sultan Mahmud Shah was forced to flee
Malacca. The sultan made several attempts to
retake the capital but his efforts were fruitless.
• The Portuguese retaliated and forced the sultan
to flee to Pahang. Later, the sultan sailed to
Bintan and established a new capital there.
• With a base established, the sultan rallied the
disarrayed Malay forces and organized several
attacks and blockades against the Portuguese
position.
• Frequent raids on Malacca caused the
Portuguese severe hardship and it helped to
convince the Portuguese to destroy the exiled
sultan's forces. A number of attempts were
made to suppress the Malay but it wasn't until
1526 that the Portuguese finally razed Bintan
to the ground.
• The sultan then retreated to Kampar in
Sumatra and died two years later. He left
behind two sons named Muzaffar Shah and
Alauddin Riayat Shah.
• Muzaffar Shah continued on to establish Perak
while Alauddin Riayat Shah became the first
sultan of Johor
• The new sultan established a new capital by
the Johor River and from there, continued to
harass the Portuguese in the north. He
consistently worked together with his brother
in Perak and the sultan of Pahang to retake
Malacca, which by this time was protected by
Fort A Famosa.