Though Johor has been ruled over by at least 20 sultans, the first sultan of modern Johor (Temenggong dynasty)[2] was Sultan Abu Bakar who reigned from 1862 to 1895. He was the first person from the Temenggong family to become the sultan in Johor's history. His father, Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim managed to consolidate enough power to disfranchise Sultan Ali who died in 1877.