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Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin
Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin
20th and 24th Sultan of Jambi
First Reign	1855–1858
Predecessor	Abdul Rahman Nazaruddin
Successor	Ahmad Nazaruddin
Second Reign	1900–1904
Predecessor	Ahmad Zainul Abidin
Successor	Monarchy abolished
Born	1816; Tanah Pilih, Jambi Sultanate
Died	26 April, 1904; Betung Bedarah, Tebo Ilir, Tebo
Father	Sultan Muhammad Fachruddin

Thaha Syaifuddin (Jawi: طه صفی‌الدین‎, 1816–1904) was the 20th and last Sultan of Jambi. He ascended the throne in 1855 succeeding his predecessor, Abdul Rahman Nazaruddin, and ruled until he lost the power struggle. After the demise of Sultan Zainul Abidin in 1900, Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin ascended to the throne for the second time until he died in 1904. His mother was Arab and he was fully literate, being able to read and write.^[1]

Reign

Thaha Syaifuddin became Sultan of Jambi in 1855.^[2] He was a very energetic sultan.^[1] However, he refused to renew treaties imposed on his predecessors by the Dutch, who invaded Jambi in 1858 and imposed a series of sultans^[3] who, under Dutch control, reigned over much of the sultanate until 1899.^[2] Thaha, however, continued to claim the sultanate and to rule over its less accessible parts until he was killed by Dutch soldiers in 1904.^[2]

Death

Thaha Syaifuddin was killed in 1904 by Dutch soldiers^[4] in Betung Bedarah Tebo llir, Tebo. In 1977, he was elevated to National Hero of Indonesia, the country's highest honor^[5]^[6] and also the sultan has been commemorated in the name of Sultan Thaha Airport in Jambi since 1978. He was succeeded by Sultan Abdurrachman Thaha Syaifuddin in 2012.

References

^ ^a ^b Locher-Scholten, Elsbeth (July 1993). "Rivals and Rituals in Jambi, South Sumatra (1858–1901)". Modern Asian Studies. 27 (3): 573–591. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00010891. ISSN 1469-8099.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ricklefs, Merle Calvin (2001). A History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200. Stanford University Press. p. 182. ISBN 9780804744805. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ Kerlogue, Fiona G (2004). "Jambi". In Ooi, Keat Gin (ed.). Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 678. ISBN 9781576077702. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ Ricklefs, Merle Calvin (2001). A History of Modern Indonesia Since C. 1200. Stanford University Press. p. 182. ISBN 9780804744805. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ "Daftar Nama Pahlawan Nasional Republik Indonesia (2)" [List of Names of National Heroes of the Republic of Indonesia (2)]. Awards of the Republic of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Indonesian State Secretariat. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ Mirnawati (2012). Kumpulan Pahlawan Indonesia Terlengkap [Most Complete Collection of Indonesian Heroes] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: CIF. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-979-788-343-0.