Muhamud Muzaffar Shah (1823–1864) was the last Sultan of Riau Sultanate.
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In an interview in February 2010, Chef Wan highlighted that he is of mixed ancestry; his father has Riau Malay and Javanese ancestry while his mother is of Nyonya and Japanese descent.
The administrative centre of the empire was at various times at Sayong Pinang, Kota Kara, Seluyut, Johor Lama, Batu Sawar and Kota Tinggi; all on mainland Johor and later at Riau and Lingga.
During a dedication ceremony of the Indonesian Red Cross headquarters in the Riau province on 3 February 2012 Kalla stated his willingness to run in the presidential election in 2014 should he receive sufficient public support.
Kundur Island, an island in Indonesia, in the Riau Archipelago, and part of the Riau Islands Province
Johor Sultanate, a former empire of the Malay Peninsula, sometimes known as Johor-Riau-Lingga
In 1723, Sultan Abdul Jalil Rahmad Syah I or known as Raja Kecik, founded Sultanate of Siak in Riau.
Riau, though part of Dutch and Indonesian territory, was economically under the influence of neighbouring Malaya.
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The Riau rupiah was much shorter lived than the West Irian rupiah (which circulated from May 1963 until 1971), and, by Presidential decree effective from 1 July 1964, the Riau rupiah was no longer a valid currency, being replaced by the Indonesian rupiah at a rate of 1 Riau rupiah = 14.7 Indonesian rupiah.
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It replaced the Malaya and British Borneo dollar at par and was replaced by the Indonesian rupiah at the rate of 1 Riau rupiah = 14.7 Indonesian rupiah.
The conflict occurred both in the provinces of Riau and in Kedah, Selangor, Siak and Kalimantan.