Agreement 
of 1898 A.D. 
24 ' REMBAU HISTORY, ETO. 
ratified in an agreement with the Governor of the Straits 
Settlements signed on 8th August 1895, which saw the birth 
of yet another ° Negri Sembilan’”’ confederacy, composed of 
siz States, Sri Menanti, Johol, Rembau, Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, 
Tampin,—no literal meaning attaching to the style of the con- 
federacy. 
By clause 3 “ authorising no chief to exercise any other 
power or authority in respect of any state than that which he 
now possesses ’ the agreement confirmed the political independ- 
ence, under British protection, of the contracting chiefs. 
In 1898 the four Undang of Jelebu, Sungei Ujong, Rembau, 
and Johol signed a declaration admitting the nominal suzerainty 
of the Sri Menanti chief over the 95 confederacy. The 
Yam Tuan Besar of Sri Menanti became Yang di Pertuan Negri 
Sembilan and was thereby constituted arbitrator in any dlis- 
pute between the several Undang, but obtained no powerof inter- 
vention in the internal politics of any of the contracting States. 
By the specific inclusion of Inas, Gunong Pasir and 
Terachi the 98 agreement gave a semblance of reality to the 
style ‘Negri Sembilan.” The revival of the Negri Sembilan, 
by the agreement of 98, did not affect Rembau relations to 
the British protectorate as defined in the Treaty of 1883 A.D. 
Jour. Straits Branch 
