History
Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 when the sovereign ruler of Johor, Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim, established his administrative headquarters there. That time Johor Bahru was known as Tanjung Puteri تنجوڠ ڤوتري, was a small Malay fishing village. Temenggong Ibrahim renamed Tanjung Puteri as Iskandar Puteri إسكندر ڤوتري in 1858; His son and successor, Temenggong Abu Bakar (Sultan from 1885) renamed it Johor Bahru from Iskandar Puteri during the grand opening of Istana Besar Johor on 1 January 1866.
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