Idris Shah I of Perak

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1849 – 1916

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Who was Idris Shah I of Perak?

Idris Shah I of Perak was the 19th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Perak. He succeeded his father-in-law, Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II, in 1887 and ruled to his death on 14 January 1916.

The Sultan's rule was marked by Perak joining the Federated Malay States, a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula, including Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946.

In March 1900, he opened the Victoria Bridge, a single track railway bridge located in Karai, Perak. It is one of the oldest railway bridges in Malaysia, having been constructed between December 1897 and March 1900 by the Perak State Railway as a crossing over the Perak River to serve the local tin mining industry.

He was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1892, and received the Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 27 April 1901, in preparation of the forthcoming royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sultan Abdul Jalil of Perak.

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Born
Jun 19, 1849
Died
Jan 14, 1916

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on July 23, 2013

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