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Abdul, Rahman, 1895 - 1960 (Tuanku, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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Ceremonial carriage taking H.H. Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Abdul Rahman to the lustration on the occasion of the 3 yearly audiences : drawn by men chosen from surrounding villages, 1934, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 5/15
Scope and Contents

199 x 150 mm. A view looking across gardens, presumably at the Istana at Sri Menanti, showing a Malay crowd gathering around the decorated carriage in which Tuanku Abdul Rahman and his consort are seated on the way to the Menghadap or three yearly audience.

Dates: 1934
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ceremonial traditional court dancers at Sri Menanti, Negri [i.e. Negeri] Sembilan, 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 16/114
Scope and Contents

197 x 148 mm. Showing the male dancers in the performance also seen in the preceding print. Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1895-1960), who succeeded Tuanku Muhammed as Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan in 1933 can be seen at the left of the central group of spectators.

Dates: 1932
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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H. H. [Tuanku Abdul Rahman] inspecting police guard of honour at opening of Kuala Pilau police station [? 1949], 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 5/42
Scope and Contents

58 x 43 mm.

Dates: 1949
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In the residence of H. H. the Yang di-Pertuan in Seremban on his birthday [? 1950], 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 5/31
Scope and Contents

117 x 89 mm. Showing an unindentified woman, Mrs I. C. Bryson and Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the ruler of Negri Sembilan seated in conversation in a drawing roon in the Yang di-Pertuans Seremban residence.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Menghadap at Sri Menanti, Negri Sembilan, 1934, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 5/16
Scope and Contents 197 x 148 mm. Showing Tuanku Abdul Rahman and his consort Tunku Ampuan Kursiah seated on the decorated dais in the audience hall for the Menghadap. The triennal menghadap was inaugurated at Sri Menanti in 1901 and on these occasions the ruling chiefs paid homage to the Yang di-Pertuan Besar in front of members of the royal family and government officials. Sheppard (1965) states that Abdul Rahman held his first menghadap in 1937, but the presence of Caldecott and London in the following...
Dates: 1934
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Singapore Badminton Team on visit to Seremban, 1949, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 5/19
Scope and Contents 203 x 151 mm. A group photograph, probably taken in front of the Negri Sembilan Club. Figures identified in the group are: OTHMAN MOHAMED, no information; Mrs I.C. BRYSON; ABDUL MALEK, Chief Minister, Negri Sembilan; Tuanku AMPUAN, consort of Tuanku Abdul Rahman; Tuanku ABDUL RAHMAN (d 1960), Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan; F.M. STILL, Inspector of Prisons, Johore in 1933; no further information; Che KHATIJAH, wife of Abdul Malek; Hugh Patterson BRYSON; LIM KIE SIONG, no further...
Dates: 1949
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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