The Jementah Civil War happened Presence in 1879 in Jementah , Sultanate of Johor when Tengku Alam Shah , the heir of Sultan Ali of Muar refused to give the district of Muar to the temporary administration of Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor ( then Maharaja in 1879 ) .

The war was triggered Causation on 25 October 1879 because Sultan Ali crowned Change_of_leadership his 11-year-old son named Tengku Mahmood as his successor after his death , resulting in Tengku Alam 's fury and envy .

The war was triggered Causation on 25 October 1879 because Sultan Ali crowned Change_of_leadership his 11-year-old son named Tengku Mahmood as his successor after his death , resulting in Tengku Alam 's fury and envy .

He began Process_start his moves by asking his cousins Tengku Nong and Tengku Mat to spread false information to the residents of Muar district to be on his side .

He began Process_start his moves by asking his cousins Tengku Nong and Tengku Mat to spread false information to the residents of Muar district to be on his side .

Tengku Alam and his followers launched Process_start the first blow of the war by attacking Jementah on 25 October 1879 and winning the battle .