is ▁arist ocrat ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M uda ▁of ▁R ia u . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁T eng ku ▁F at im ah , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Mah m ud ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁full - blo oded ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁royal ty . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁in ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁B adr ul ▁Al am ▁Sy ah ▁II , ▁the ▁Bug is - Mal ay ▁el ites ▁voted ▁for ▁T eng ku ▁F at im ah ▁as ▁his ▁successor , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁queen ▁reg nant ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁since ▁the ▁Mal ac can ▁period . ▁Near ly ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October , ▁another ▁gather ing ▁was ▁conven ed , ▁and ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁II , ▁was ▁crown ed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁s ultan ▁after ▁T eng ku ▁F at im ah ▁volunt arily ▁ab dic ated ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁her ▁son . ▁ ▁Un us ually , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁parent age , ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁II ▁was ▁both ▁s ultan ▁and ▁first ▁in ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M uda ▁position ▁as ▁well . ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁occasion ▁the ▁p ledge ▁of ▁alleg iance ▁was ▁sw orn , ▁in ▁this ▁instance ▁between ▁the ▁s ultan ▁and ▁his ▁father ,