Sultan of Riau-Lingga
The Sultan of Riau-Lingga was the hereditary position and ruler of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate.
History
The official title was His Majesty the Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of the Kingdom of Riau-Lingga with all its territories.This position was established when the Riau-Lingga Sultanate came into existence after the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 was enforced in the Malay World through the Treaty of 29 October 1830 where the Riau and Lingga and the surrounding islands remained under the rule of the 16th Sultan of Johor, Sultan Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah while the states of Johor and Pahang were no longer under his rule and became independent states.
The position was abolished when the Riau-Lingga Sultanate was dissolved by the Dutch on 10 February 1911 because the last Sultan of Riau-Lingga, Sultan Abdul Rahman [II Muazzam Shah of Riau-Lingga|Abdul Rahman II Muazzam Shah] did not want to comply with the demand of the Dutch which asked him to sign an agreement that would totally limit his powers and expand Dutch control on the Riau-Lingga Sultanate.