Sultan Batarah Shah Tengah (1596–1608)

The son of Sultan Muhammad ul-Halim. "Batarah" was a title used by Sulu rulers as early as the beginning of the fifteenth century, and Brunei annals always referred to Sulu rulers by this term. Died without heir.[1]

Sultan Batara Shah Tengah (also known as Pangiran Tindig or Pangiran Tengah) was the 8th Sultan of Sulu. He reigned from 1596 to 1608 (Some other Sulu Tarsilas or genealogical records say he reigned from 1585 to 1600). [2]

Reference:
[1] "List of Sulu Sultans" -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

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