Yamtuan Hitam Yang DiPertuan Besar N9 2

Following Raja Melewar's death in 1795, a series of disputes arose over the succession. Rather than selecting Raja Melewar's son as their new leader, the datuk-datuk penghulu luak once again journeyed to their ancestral land. For a considerable period, the local nobles applied to the Minangkabau ruler in Sumatra for a ruler.

The Raja of Pagar Ruyong gave another son, Raja Hitam, to serve as their new Yam Tuan. Raja Hitam married Raja Melewar's daughter, Tengku Aishah, and only had a daughter, Tunku Putok .[ History behind Negri's unique selection of ruler, The New Straits Times, December 29, 2008]

Selecting a ruler of Negeri Sembilan by a council of ruling chiefs in the state, or the datuk-datuk undang, became an implemented system. Under which, the person selected assumes the position of Yang di-Pertuan Besar, or Yamtuan Besar, a post that began in 1773.

After Yamtuan Raja Hitam's death, Negeri Sembilan was reigned under Raja Lenggang (1808-1824) and thereafter his "lawfully begotten descendant "Raja Radin ibni Raja Lenggang.