Sultan Abu Bakar : monarch, reformer, diplomat / foreword by his Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Almahrum Sultan Iskandar the Sultan of Johor

By:

Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim, Johor Bahru

Material type: Article

ArticlePublisher: Johor Bahru : Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim, 2023Description: 236 pages : some colour, photographs, illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9786299731702 (hardback)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

DS598.J7 S85

Summary: This book details the illustrious reign of Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor. Known as the father of modern Johor, during his rule, he embarked on building the state into a modern economy, by focusing on developing its infrastructure as well as encouraging commercial enterprise. At the same time, Sultan Abu Bakar began to put into place a modern administrative system to manage the affairs of the state, including the promulgation of its first constitution, which became the basis for other Malay states. He encouraged the setting up of educational institutions alongside a modern health system. Sultan Abu Bakar was the quintessential diplomat. He was an avid traveller, making full use of the advent of the modern transportation of the times, visiting Britain and Europe as well as the Far East, including Japan and China. Throughout his travels he was feted by Emperors, Sultans and Kings a tribute to the high regard in which Sultan Abu Bakar was held by luminaries such as Queen Victoria of Britain, Emperor Meiji of Japan, Emperor Napoleon III of France and Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire. His travels reinforced the sovereignty of Johor and, at the same time, helped open the state to the world.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Cataloging Process	Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali	First Floor (Gadong Campus)	(KWA) MYS DS598.J7 S85 2023 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	Donated by Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Zarith Sofia		1070002552

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This book details the illustrious reign of Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor. Known as the father of modern Johor, during his rule, he embarked on building the state into a modern economy, by focusing on developing its infrastructure as well as encouraging commercial enterprise.

At the same time, Sultan Abu Bakar began to put into place a modern administrative system to manage the affairs of the state, including the promulgation of its first constitution, which became the basis for other Malay states. He encouraged the setting up of educational institutions alongside a modern health system.

Sultan Abu Bakar was the quintessential diplomat. He was an avid traveller, making full use of the advent of the modern transportation of the times, visiting Britain and Europe as well as the Far East, including Japan and China. Throughout his travels he was feted by Emperors, Sultans and Kings a tribute to the high regard in which Sultan Abu Bakar was held by luminaries such as Queen Victoria of Britain, Emperor Meiji of Japan, Emperor Napoleon III of France and Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire. His travels reinforced the sovereignty of Johor and, at the same time, helped open the state to the world.

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