abstract:The Sultanate of Johor (or sometimes Johor-Riau or Johor-Riau-Lingga or more correctly Johor Empire) was founded by Malaccan Sultan Mahmud Shah's son, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II in 1528.Christopher Buyers – The Ruling House of Malacca-Johor Johor was part of the Malaccan Sultanate before the Portuguese conquered Malacca's capital in 1511.