Sultan Mudzafar Shah I

Mudzafar Shah I
Sultan of Kedah
Reign 11361179
Successor Sultan Mu'adzam Shah
Died 1179
Issue Sultan Mu'adzam Shah
Tunku Mahmud
Tunku Sulaiman
House Kedah
Religion Sunni Islam

Sultan Mudzafar Shah I, or Phra Ong Mahawangsa was the first Sultan of Kedah. His reign was from 1136 to 1179. He was the last Hindu king of Kedah. After his conversion to Islam, he later became the founder of the Kedah Sultanate, which still exists to this day.

Preceded by
Sultan of Kedah
11361179
Succeeded by
Sultan Mu'adzam Shah
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