page_title: Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II
section_title: Symbolic resistance leader
hierarchical_section_title: Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II / Symbolic resistance leader
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait at Kutaraja after the submission of the Sultan of Aceh Nederlands: Foto. Groepsportret in Koetaradja na de onderwerping van de sultan van Atjeh
context_page_description: Sultan Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II was the thirty-fifth and last sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. He reigned from 1875 to 1903. Despite long lasting resistance his rule ended up being conquered by the Dutch colonial state.
context_section_description: After the death of Alauddin Mahmud Syah the fugative state administration was dominated by Tuanku Hasyim, Panglima Polem of the XXII Mukims, the Panglima of the XXVI Mukims, and Sri Setia Ulama. The first two were descendants of earlier sultans but not proper claimants to the throne. In their communication with the ulamas (religious leaders) and uleëbalangs (chiefs) they strongly appealed to the religious duty of fighting the "infidel" Dutch, combined with an emerging Acehnese patriotism. In conformity with the customary laws, the elite appointed Tuanku Muhammad Da'ud as the new sultan on 4 March 1875. His name on the throne was Sultan Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah Johan Berdaulat.
  The enthronement ceremony took place in the mosque of Lam Teungoh in Aneuk Galong. This was an important step as it seemed to show that Aceh still had a central government. Tuanku Hasyim acted as mangkubumi (regent) for the young sultan who took up residence in Kota Dalam (Keumala Dalam) in the Pidië area. He was eventually declared of age in 1883. His principal wife was Tengku Gambang Gading, daughter of his kinsman Tuanku Abdulmajid; he was also married to Pocut Manyak Cot Murong and Tengku Jam Manikam.
caption: Sultan Muhammad Daud Syah after submission in Banda Aceh, 20 January 1903
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