JOHORE, the capital of an independent principality of the same name, in the southern part of the Malay peninsula, on the River Johore, about 20 miles from its mouth, in N. Lat. 1. 40., E. Long. 104. 5. It was founded in 1511 by the inhabitants of Malacca, who fled thither after the capture of their city by the Portuguese. It subsequently rose to be a place of considerable importance, but it now consists of only about 30 huts. The inhabitants trade in pepper, tin, gold, sago, and elephants' teeth.