In 1699, following the accession of Abdul Jalil IV from the Bendahara dynasty, as the tenth Sultan of Johor, Pahang was established as a special province of Bendahara (hereditary grand viziers of Johor empire), and ruled by a succession of Bendahara, from Tun Mas Anum (r. 1699–1717) to Tun Hassan (r. 1748–1770). With the decline of Johor from the late 18th century, and the involvement of foreign powers, the Bendahara consolidated their power in Pahang and became increasingly independent. During the reign of Tun Abdul Majid, a semi-independent state Pahang Kingdom was established with Bendahara acquiring similar status as a Raja ('king').[7] By 1884, the sixth Raja Bendahara, Tun Ahmad was formally proclaimed Sultan.[8]
House of Bendahara-Pahang
House of Bendahara
Tun Habib Abdul Majid B.S.M r. 1677–1697
Abdul Jalil IV [note 5] B.P.R r. 1697–1699 r. 1699–1718
Zainal Abidin I Terengganu r. 1725–1733
Tun Mas Anum B.S.M r. 1699–1717
Tun Abdullah B.P.R r. 1717
Tun Abdul Jamal B.S.M r. 1717
Tun Tahir T.P.R r. 1722–1750
Sulaiman Johor (11) r. 1722–1760
Tun Abbas B.S.M r. 1721
Tun Husain B.P.R r. 1721–1748
Pahang Kingdom
Tun Hassan B.S.M r. 1748–1770
Tun Abdul Jamal T.P.R r. 1757–1802
Tun Abdul Majid B.P.R (1) r. 1770–1802
Tun Muhammad B.S.M (2) r. 1802–1803
Tun Koris B.P.R (3) r. 1803–1806
Tun Ali B.S.M (4) r. 1806–1847
Pahang Sultanate
Tun Mutahir B.S.M (5) r. 1847–1863
Ahmad B.S.M (6) r. 1863–1881 Sultan (1) r. 1881–1914
Mahmud (2) r. 1914–1917
Abdullah (3) r. 1917–1932
Tengku Muhammad Tengku Panglima Perang
Abu Bakar (4) r. 1932–1974
Ahmad (5) r. 1974-2019 YDP Agong VII r. 1979–1984
Tengku Afzan Tengku Ampuan r. 1974–1988 Raja Permaisuri Agong VII r. 1979–1984