Tunku Besar Burhanuddin

Tunku Besar Burhanuddin ibni Almarhum Yamtuan Antah CMG (22 September 1878 – 5 July 1961) was a member of the Negeri Sembilan royal family and once served as regent of Negeri Sembilan. His father was Yamtuan Antah ibni Yamtuan Sri Raden,[1] who served as the 6th Yamtuan Besar (now known as Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) from 1869 to 1888. Tunku Burhanuddin's brother, Tuanku Muhammad became the 7th Yamtuan Besar and the first to use the title Yang di-Pertuan Besar upon Yamtuan Antah's dead.

Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti
Born(1878-09-22)22 September 1878
Bandar DiRaja Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States, British Malaya
Died5 July 1961(1961-07-05) (aged 82)
Istana Baroh Sri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya
Burial
Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya
Spouse
Tunku Sharifah Alawiyah Binti Sayyid Abdul Hamid
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(m. 1907; died 1949)​

Cik Halija Binti Haji Umar
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(m. 1911; died 1968)​
IssueTunku Mustapha
Tunku Mohamed
Tunku Indrian
Tunku Daud
Tunku Adnan
Tunku Mahmud
Tunku Shahabuddin
Tuanku Kurshiah
Tunku Hamdah
Tuanku Ampuan Duratun Nafisah Azibah
Tunku Sharifah Alawiyah
Tunku Muhammad Jamil
Tunku Ahmad
Tunku Ghariba
Tunku Zahariah
Tuanku Najihah
Full name
Tunku Besar Burhanuddin Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Antah
DynastyPagaruyung
FatherTuanku Antah Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Nasiruddin
MotherEncik Puan Besar Halimah Binti Uggoh
ReligionSunni Islam

The title

Tunku Besar (Malay literally meaning "great prince") is the title of the heir presumptive of the throne of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. In ancient times it was also the title of the heir apparent of Melaka, Johor, Pahang (all in Malaysia) as well as several Malay sultanates in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Genealogy

Tunku Burhanuddin is best known as father of Negeri Sembilan queens. All three of his daughters served as Tunku Ampuan or Queen consorts. His eldest daughter, Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin was married to Tuanku Abdul Rahman and was Tunku Ampuan from 1933. She was succeeded as Tunku Ampuan by her sister and Tuanku Burhanuddin's second daughter, Tunku Ampuan Durah, who was married to Tunku Munawir. Tunku Burhanuddin's youngest daughter, Tuanku Najihah is the current Tunku Ampuan[2] of Negeri Sembilan. She was formerly the Tunku Ampuan Besar or Queen of Negeri Sembilan from 1967 to 2008, when she ascended to the throne.

Both Tunku Kurshiah and Tuanku Najihah also served a five-year term as Raja Permaisuri Agong or Queen of Malaysia.

His granddaughter, Tuanku Bahiyah, daughter of Tunku Kurshiah, was Sultanah of Kedah and also served a term as Raja Permaisuri Agong. His grandson, Tuanku Muhriz, son of Tunku Ampuan Durah is the current Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

Tunku Besar Burhanuddin died in 1961.

Foreign honours
  •  United Kingdom :
    • Honorary Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG, 3 June 1935)[3]

References
  1. Geni
  2. The right royal address, The Star, July 22, 2010
  3. "No. 34166". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1935. p. 3598.
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