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Malaysia: Sultan Ahmad Muazzam Shah and his retinue at the first Durbar (court) at Kuala Kangsar, 1897

Malaysia: Sultan Ahmad Muazzam Shah and his retinue at the first Durbar (court) at Kuala Kangsar, 1897

Sultan Ahmad al-Muadzam of Pahang was the ruler of Pahang from 1863 to 1909. He came to power after the end of the Pahang Civil War (1858 - 1863).The Pahang Civil war was fought between Wan Mutahir and Wan Ahmad, two brothers. Wan Ahmad eventually defeated his brother and became the Raja Bendahara Seri Maharaja of Pahang.