Johor Sultanate
The Minangkabau people were the first migrant community to settle in the northern part of the Johor Sultanate which eventually formed the Negri Sembilan in the 14th century. The population began to control local politics. By 1760, Johor, which was having trouble from the Dutch, allowed the state to appoint a raja, or sultan, from Minangkabau in Sumatra.