Temenggong Abdul Rahman was the first of the Bendahara dynasty to be buried at the site on 8 December 1825 after he had died in his residence, the Istana Lama.

[3] The last person to be interred in the mausoleum was Ungku Muhammad Khalid, one of Daeng Ibrahim's sons and the brother of Sultan Abu Bakar, in 1900.

[2][3] The workers and staff at the mausoleum are citizens of Malaysia who have been sent to work full-time jobs there; the same applies to the adjacent mosque.

[2][3] In an article from 1989, it is stated that the royalty of Johor would embark on regular visits to the mausoleum to pay respects to their deceased ancestors.

[3] According to the Berita Harian newspaper, there were at least 32 graves in the cemetery belonging to royalty, including those of the Temenggongs buried in the mausoleum.