The state of Serdang was an ancient Indonesian monarchy, neighbouring the sultanate of Deli, to which it even at the time lost some territory.

Rulers

• 1728 - 1782 Tuanku Umar Johan Pahlawan Alam Shah bin Tuanku Panglima Paderap [Kejeruan Junjungan], Raja of Serdang
• 1782 - 1822 Tuanku Ainan Johan Pahlawan Alam Shah ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Umar [Al-Marhum Kacapuri], Raja of Serdang.
• 1822 - 1851 H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Thaf Sinar Bashar Shah ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ainan Johan Pahlawan Alam Shah [Al-Marhum Besar], Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Serdang
• 1851 - 1879 H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Bashar ud-din Saif ul-'Alam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Thaf Sinar Bashar *Shah [Al-Marhum Kota Batu], Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Serdang
• 1879 - 1946 H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Tuanku Sulaiman Sharif ul-'Alam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Bashar un-din Al-Marhum Perbaungan , Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Serdang

Heads of the Royal House

• 1946 - 1960 Tuanku Rajih Anwar ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sulaiman Sharif ul-'Alam Shah, Tengku Putra Mahkota, Head of the Royal House of Serdang

Sultans:

• 1960- 2001 H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Tuanku Abu Nawar Sharifu'llah Alam Shah al-Haj ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sulaiman Sharif ul-'Alam Shah, Sultan and Head of the Royal House of Serdang
• 2001 H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Tuanku Lukman Sinar Bashar Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sulaiman Sharif ul-'Alam Shah, Sultan and Head of the Royal House of Serdang.