jelebu

JELEBU

BRIEF HISTORY

The state of Jelebu dates from the seventeenth century and was originally called Sungai Jirak. It forms a part of the Negri Sembilan federation. The ruler is styled Penghulu Jelebu, a position elective by the nobles and chiefs of the state, from amongst three connected families, the Waris Ulu Jelebu, Waris Sarin and Waris Kemin. The Mentri (minister) becomes regent on the death of an incumbent Penghulu with the title of Shah Alam Raja Sahari (king for a day), he supervises the election of a successor. He has the right to confirm, or negate any election, but is himself, disqualified from the high office.

An attempt to install a superior hereditary ruler (Yang di-Pertuan Muda) was brought to an end in 1886, when the nobles and chiefs successfully petitioned the British protectorate authorities for the abolition of that office - see Jelebu 2.

STYLES & TITLES:
The ruler: Yang Amat Mulia Dato' Mendelika Mentri Akhir ul-Zaman …, Dato' Penghulu of Luak Jelebu.
Wife of the ruler: Toh Puan (if not of higher rank).

RULES OF SUCCESSION:
The Dato' Undang is elected by the great nobles and vassals of the state, form amongst four great noble houses, the Waris Jelebu, Waris Ulu Jelebu, Waris Sarin, and Waris Kemin.

ORDERS AND DECORATIONS:
None, see Negri Sembilan.

GLOSSARY:
See Malaysia, main page.

SOURCES:
Tan Sri Datuk 'Abdu'l Samad Idris, Takhta Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan. Utusan Printcorp Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, 1987.
Caldecott. Jelebu, Its History and Constitution, 1912.
Ensiklopedia Sejarah dan Kebudayaan Melayu, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1995.
Further Correspondence Relating to the Affairs of Certain Native States in the Malay Peninsular in the Neighbourhood of the Straits Settlements (Continuation of Command Paper C. IIII of July 1874) Presented to the House of Commons by Command of Her Majesty, August 6, 1875. HMSO, London, 1876.
John Gullick, The Tampin Succession, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. XLIX, Part 2, 1976.
Norhalim Hj. Ibrahim, Negeri yang Sembilan, daerah kecil pesaka adat warisa kerajaan berdaulat. Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn. Bhd., Shah Alam, 1995.
Khoo Kay Kim, "Syed Sha'aban bin Syed Ibrahim al-Kadri", Peninjau Sejarah: Journal of the History Teachers' Association of Malaya, Vol. II, Part 1, April 1967, pp. 40-47.
R J Wilkinson, Papers on Malay Subjects, Malay History, Part V, Notes on the Negri Sembilan, FMS Government Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1911.
R J Wilkinson (ed.), Papers on Malay Subjects 1907-1916. Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints, Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1971.

JELEBU 2	JELEBU 3
JOHOL	NEGRI SEMBILAN
REMBAU	SUNGAI UJONG
TAMPIN	MAIN

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