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[[Image:Sultan Mosque 2, Dec 05.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Masjid Sultan at Muscat Street in [[Kampong Glam]]]]
The '''Masjid Sultan''' (or ''Sultan Mosque'') ([[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: 苏丹回教堂) is located within the [[Kampong Glam]] district of [[Rochor Planning Area]] in [[Singapore]]. The mosque is considered one of the most important [[mosque]]s in Singapore.

==History==
When Singapore was ceded to the [[British]] in [[1819]], [[Temenggong Abdul Rahman]], the island's chief, and [[Sultan Hussain Shah]] of [[Johore]], under whose juridiction Singapore fell, acquired small fortunes in exchange for their power. [[Sir Stamford Raffles]] also granted the [[Temenggong]] and the [[Sultan]] an annual [[stipend]] and the use of [[Kampong Glam]] for their residence. 

The area around Kampong Glam was also allocated for [[Malay]]s and other [[Muslim]]s. Hussian built a [[palace]] there and brought his family and a complete entourage from the [[Riau]] islands. Many of the Sultan's and Temenggong's followers came to Kampong Glam from the Riau Islands, [[Malacca]] and [[Sumatra]].

Sultan Hussain then decided to build a mosque befitting his status. He constructed a mosque next to his palace from [[1824]] to [[1826]] with funds solicited from the [[British East India Company|East India Company]]. With a two-tiered [[pyramid]]al roof, it was of a typical design. The original building was replaced with a new mosque.

The management of the mosque was headed by Alauddin Shah, the Sultan's grandson, until [[1879]], when he passed the torch in to five community leaders. In [[1914]], the [[lease]] was extended by the government for a further 999 years and a new board of [[trustee]]s was appointed, with two representatives from each faction of the Muslim community.

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[[Category:Mosques in Singapore|Sultan]]
[[Category:Tourism sites in Singapore]]
[[Category:Historical sites in Singapore]]
[[Category:National Monuments of Singapore]]

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