Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Royal Islamic mausoleum in Seri Menanti, Malaysia.
The Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum (Makam Diraja Seri Menanti) stands in the royal town of Seri Menanti in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, beside the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque. It is the burial ground of the Negeri Sembilan royal family, holding the graves of nine Yang di-Pertuan Besar from Raja Hitam, the second Yamtuan, to Tuanku Jaafar, the tenth, who died in 2008.
The burial ground holds members of the Negeri Sembilan royal family, including Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. This place marks an important connection to Malaysia's early constitutional history.
The mausoleum sits beside the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque in Seri Menanti, the royal town of Negeri Sembilan. Its graves carry the titles of the Negeri Sembilan royal line, from Yamtuan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar to Tunku Ampuan Besar, the queen consorts. Three consorts buried here were also Raja Permaisuri Agong, among them Tunku Ampuan Kurshiah, the first to hold that title from 1957 to 1960.
The mausoleum stands beside the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque in Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah District, so the two are visited together. Visitors should dress modestly and remove footwear where Islamic custom requires it, and keep voices low since graves are still tended by the royal family.
The mausoleum holds ten Yang di-Pertuan Besar graves, from Raja Hitam, the second Yamtuan, to Tuanku Jaafar, the tenth ruler and tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1994–1999). Two of the graves belong to men who served as Malaysia's first and tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1957–1960) and Tuanku Jaafar.
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