Lord Jim · Character

Tunku Allang

The corrupt, greedy Malay rajah of Patusan, who keeps a sullen silence or rages at empty-handed petitioners while his authority quietly rots around him.

supporting

Also known as Rajah Allang, Mr. Rajah Allang, the Rajah, Wretched old Allang, old Tunku Allang

First appearance: xx

As a supporting figure in Lord Jim, Tunku Allang is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Described as a dirty, opium-addicted old man with evil eyes, the corrupt Rajah who extorts the local population.

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Old Tunku Allang sits enthroned behind an improvised stockade, almost out of his mind with fear and indecision, abusing his visitors for daring to come with empty hands while Doramin's Bugis quietly hold the real power. He is the nominal ruler of Patusan, but his court is a place of jostling youths and frightened departures, and his jealousy of Jim's rising influence makes him a permanent low-grade menace. His weakness is the vacuum that Jim's arrival fills, and his resentment is one of the slow-burning fuses under the town's fragile peace.

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Character groups

Patna Inquiry and Wanderings
Protagonist
Patusan Conflict Catalysts

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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Jim
rivalry · negative
Tunku Allang, the local Malay ruler, is a weak and jealous antagonist who resents Jim's… How this plays out →
Kassim
professional · negative
Kassim
professional · negative
Jim
rivalry · negative
Tunku Allang, the local Malay ruler, is a weak and jealous antagonist who resents Jim's… How this plays out →

Jim
Tunku Allang, the local Malay ruler, is a weak and jealous antagonist who resents Jim's power and popularity.
Kassim
Kassim serves as Tunku Allang's advisor and manipulator, exploiting the ruler's weakness to advance his own schemes.
Kassim
Kassim serves as Tunku Allang's advisor and manipulator, exploiting the ruler's weakness to advance his own schemes.
Jim
Tunku Allang, the local Malay ruler, is a weak and jealous antagonist who resents Jim's power and popularity.

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Chapter III
Not present in this chapter.
XXII
Described as a dirty, opium-addicted old man with evil eyes, the corrupt Rajah who extorts the local population.
XXIII
Tunku Allang is mentioned as the Rajah to whom Cornelius made offerings, and as a 'laughable hyaena' according to the half-caste captain.
XXV
The Rajah of Patusan, who is indecisive and fearful after Jim's arrival, holding councils and interrogating Jim.

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