[6] Fisabilillah was a scion of the royal house of Riau, who were descended from Bugis warriors who came to the region in the 18th century.

[7] His mother, Encik Hamidah binti Malik was a cousin of his father and also of Bugis descent.

[8] Raji Ali Haji soon relocated to Penyengat as an infant, where he grew up and received his education.

He was 32, Haji became a joint regent who helped administer Lingga for the young Sultan Mahmud Muzaffar Shah.

[3]Most sources stated that Raja Ali Haji died in 1872 at Penyengat Island[4] in Riau, but the date of his death was being debated as scattered evidences surfaced to oppose this claim.