Ataullah Muhammad Shah II of Kedah

Paduka Sri Sultan Ataullah Muhammad Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Dziaddin Mukarram Shah I (Jawi: ڤدوك سري سلطان عطاء الله محمد شاه ٢ ابن المرحوم سلطان ضياء الدين مكرم شاه ١; died 17 November 1698) was the 16th Sultan of Kedah and reigned from 1688 to 1698. In 1692 he became regent for his elderly father. He moved his capital to Kota Bukit Pinang.

Ataullah Muhammad Shah II
عطاء الله محمد شاه ٢
Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman
Reign1688–1698
PredecessorDziaddin Mukarram Shah I
SuccessorAbdullah Mu'adzam Shah
Died17 November 1698
Istana Baginda, Kota Bukit Pinang
Burial
Kota Bukit Pinang Royal Cemetery
SpouseTunku Maheran
IssueSultan Abdullah Mu'adzam Shah
Tunku Ibrahim
Tunku Baharuddin
Tunku Latifa
Posthumous name
Al-Marhum Bukit Pinang al-Awwal
HouseKedah
FatherDziaddin Mukarram Shah I
MotherChe' Sepa Chandra
ReligionSunni Islam

On 23 March 2017, his tomb was believed to have been found along with eight other tombs by the Malaysian Historical Society on the river banks at Kampung Bukit Pinang, near Alor Setar.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Tomb of 16th Sultan of Kedah found". Borneo Bulletin. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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Ataullah Muhammad Shah II of Kedah
House of Kedah
 Died: 17 November 1698
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Kedah
1688–1698
Succeeded by