Bendahara
The word bendahara, related to the Sanskrit word for "treasurer," denoted a job title held by senior officials in Sumatra and Java, whereas in the Malay Peninsula the word deno...
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Wan Ahmad
(d. 1914), ruler of the Malay state of Pahang. Wan Ahmad was the all-powerful bendahara (1863–1887) and first sultan (1887–1914) of the peninsular Malay state of Pahang, who fo...
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