A former heir apparent to the Malaccan throne, he was banished by his father Mansur Shah for committing murder, following an incident in a Sepak Raga game and went into exile in Pahang and was later installed as its first sultan in 1470.
He had with him Tun Hamzah, the former governor of Pahang as his first Bendahara, Seri Akar Raja as his chief Hulubalang, a Penghulu Bendahari ('chief treasurer'), a Temenggong and 100 boys and 100 girls of noble family.
[8] Although Pahang was already a sultanate, it retained its status as a Malaccan vassal, although the nature of the relationship tended to change in later years depending on who was in power.
[1] The boundaries of Sultan Muhammad's realm stretched from Sedili Besar to the borders of Terengganu, which was ruled by a chieftain at the time and was also a Malaccan vassal.
[9] Sultan Muhammad died on 17 September 1475,[10] possibly from poisoning based on the Portuguese records,[11] and was buried at Langgar, Dusun Pinang, Pahang.