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Abu Bakar of Johor
Abu Bakar of Johor was temenggung of Johor from 1862, maharaja from 1868 and sultan from 1886. He moved his capital to Johor Bahru, encouraged Chinese pepper and gambier planters, and travelled to Europe, cultivating Queen Victoria and the British. In 1895 he gave Johor a written constitution. His diplomacy kept Johor outside the Federated Malay States, and he is remembered as the father of modern Johor.
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