Pahang reputedly fell to the King of Siam around the 12th century.
Malay influence in Pahang was only re-established in the 15th century when it was annexed by the Malacca sultanate.
The Portuguese seizure of Malacca in 1511 saw Pahang as a vassal of the Johor-Riau Empire, which itself came under the influence of the Bugis in the 18th century.
In the 16th century the state became a pawn in the four-way struggle for ascendancy between Johor, Aceh the Dutch and the Portuguese.
After the decline of the Acehnese Empire in the mid-17th century Pahang was ruled by Johor for 200 years.
Following a protracted civil war in the mid-19th century, Wan Ahmad became sultan in 1882.
British sovereignty began in 1888, and it was rocked by insurrections in 1891 and 1896.
Pahang as incorporated into the Malayan Union in 1946, the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and Malaysia in 1963.
History of Pahang
