Kasultanan Sulu

The 32rd Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram II, the last Sulu sovereign. Alternate name: Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Kiram He is the younger brother of Badarud-Din II. [1] He was  Raja Muda (Crown Prince) Amirul Kiram and said to have "fought and suffered so long for the throne of his father and brother, succeeded Sultan Harun al-Rashid and assumed the name of Sultan Jamalul Kiram II." [3] He was proclaimed Sultan of Sulu by his followers in 1884 as the son of the 29th Sultan Jamal ul-Azam. According to some sources, his real name was Amirul Kiram Awal-II. [1] His proclamation as sultan was contested by Datu Ali ud-Din, a grandson of Sultan Shakirullah, but without any success. Aliud-Din was forced to flee to Basilan. [1] It was Harun Ar-Rashid who tried to mediate between Jamalul-Kiram and Aliud-Din, until the Spaniards thought it expedient to have Harun Ar-Rashid himself proclaimed Sultan. [1] The Spaniards were led eventually to deal with Jamalul-Kiram II as the

A descendant of Alim ud-Din I, through Datu Putong. [1] "Datu Harun went to Manila alone and Governor Arolas recommended his appointment as sultan. Governor-General Terrero cabled to Madrid and obtained authority for this action on September 11, 1886. Harun was officially announced in Manila as Sultan of Sulu, and his appointment on the 24th of September was made the occasion of some formality. Sultan Harun placed his hands upon the Quran, his Minister Sheikh Mustafa bin Ahmad officiating, and his high Excellency the Governor-General administered to him the oath in the following form: “Do ye swear to uphold steadfastly all the stipulations covenanted in the capitulations and to give faithful obedience to His Majesty, the King?” To this Sultan Harun answered: “I swear to comply with the terms of the capitulations and with the commands of His Majesty, the King.” And His Excellency replied: “May God and men help ye if ye do this and if ye do not, then may God and the Governm

19-year-old Sultan Badaruddin died in 1884 without leaving any male heir. [1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

The proxy of Mohammad Pulalun Kiram. On 22 January 1878, he signed a treaty under which the territory of the eastern part of northern Borneo was ceded to an Austro-Hungarian consul Baron von Overbeck .[1]  [2] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu [2] International Court of Justice (2003). Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions, and Orders of the International Court of Justice, 1997-2002 . United Nations Publications. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-92-1-133541-5 .

The son of Jamalul-Kiram I [1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

27th Sultan.[1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

He is brother of 25th Sultan Ali ud-Din I.[1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

The younger brother of 24th Sultan Alimud-Din III.[1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

The son of 23rd Sultan Sharaf ud-Din, he died the same year as his father. According to a report, he reigned only for forty days. Most likely he died in a smallpox epidemic that raged through Jolo that year [1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

Another name: Sharif ud-Din He is another son of the 19th Sultan Alimud-Din I, he lived to a venerable old age. Ten years earlier the Spaniards were expecting him to die at any moment and were thus worried that a successor antagonistic to them might ascend the throne [1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

The son of Muizz ud-Din I, he governed Sulu with his brother after the death of their father starting around the middle of 1763. By the end of that year, Alim ud-Din II had become, for all practical purposes, the sultan.  With the arrival of his uncle Alim ud-Din I from Manila in 1764, whom he received well, Alim ud-Din II left with his followers for Parang.  14 years after, in 1778, he succeeded Muhammad Israel. He reigned until his death in 1789.[1] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

One of the sons of Alimud-Din I, who abdicated his power to his son in November 1773. Mohammad Israel did not formally assume power until early the next year. He was believed to have been poisoned by either the partisans of his cousin or the cousin himself, Alimud-Din II (a son of Sultan Bantilan Muizzud-Din I), in 1778.[1] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

Known to Spaniards as Datu or Pangiran Bantilan, he was a younger brother of Alim ud-Din I, 19th Sultan . [1] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

Son of Badar ud-Din .[1] His father proclaimed him ruler in Tawi-Tawi in 1735. In 1736, after a few intrigues had paved the way, a number of Datus asked Alimud-Din to transfer his court from Dungun to Bauang (Jolo). But a political struggle in 1748 forced him to leave Jolo for Basilan and then Zamboanga. His younger brother, Datu Bantilan, was then proclaimed sultan.  In the meantime, he went to Manila where he remained for sometime, including a few years of imprisonment.  He returned an old man to Jolo in 1764. In the same year, on 8 June, he was formally reinstated on the throne. In 1773, tired of affairs of state, he formally handed over the affairs of state to his son Muhammad Israil.  He had two periods of reign; 1735–1748 and 1764–1773.[ 1 ] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultan -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

He was either a son or grandson (by a daughter) of Shahab ud-Din and was known to the Spaniards as Datu Sabdula (Arabic, Abdullah).  In 1731, he challenged the rule of Badar ud-Din, forcing the latter to take leave and retire in 1732. The intrigues of Badar ud-Din led to the proclamation of Azim ud-Din (a son of Badar ud-Din) as sultan in 1735.  After a series of desultory skirmishes between the factions of Nasar ud-Din and Azim ud-Din, the former left for Maimbung where he generally remained till he died around 1735. He was also referred to as Dipatuan [1] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

The younger brother of the two previous sultans, he was known to different Spanish authors as "Bigotillos" or "Barbillas", or as "el Rey Viejo de Tawi-Tawi".[ citation needed ] His mother is a Tirun lady[ who? ][ clarification needed ] from the northeast coast of Borneo. [1] In 1732, a nephew (or grand nephew) contested his rule which led to his retirement to Tawi-Tawi where he was then known as Sultan Dungun. He died around 1740 in Dungun during the reign of his son Azimud-Din I. [1] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

The younger brother of Shahab ud-Din he was also known as Juhan Pahalawan.[1] He abdicated the throne in favour of his younger brother Badar ud-Din to avoid future dynastic troubles.[1] References [1] List of Sulu Sultan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

The son of Salah ud-Din, Sultan Shahab ud-Din is known to have slew Jamal ul-‘Azam, who became Maulana Kahar ud-Din Kuda, Amir ul Umara, the 10th Sultan of Maguindanao and "ceded" Palawan to the Spanish government in 1705 [1] In August 1702, Sultan Shahabud-Din visited Simuay in what is now Cotabato City/Maguindanao where Maguindanaon Sultan Kahar ud-Din Kuda held court. A misunderstanding as well as bitterness due to a long standing feud brought about a pitched battle between the Sulus and Maguindanaos. In the struggle, the Sulu Sultan personally slew Kuda. Upon Kuda's death, the throne went on to be successively occupied Kuda's nephews, who are sons of his elder brother the late Sultan Barahaman, the 9th ruler of Maguindanao.[2] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultans -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu [2] Sultanate of Maguindanao -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Maguindanao

The name "Ibn Wali ul-Ahad" is Arabic for "son of the rajah muda" (heir apparent). Is speculated to be the son of Sarikula and helped govern with his cousin Sultan Salah ud-Din [1] References: [1] - List of Sulu Sultans -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

Daughter of Sultan Nasirud-Din II . She was also known as Pangyan Ampay or Sitti Kabila (Arabic, meaning grand lady), and ruled for four or five years.[1] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultan -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

Not mentioned in the Sulu genealogy but produced an heir in Shahabud-Din (No. 15). His reign was short and peaceful.[1] References: [1] List of Sulu Sultans -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu

Known to Spanish authorities as Pangiran Bactial and to Dutch officials as Pangiran Batticale [1] Due to his father's old age, as well as the number of his father's followers, he did not become sultan until around 1650, if not a year earlier. [ref] He installed the "3 Temporary Sultans of Sulu" to sit on the Sulu throne from 1680–1685 due to the very young age of his son.[ref] This corresponded to the reigns of the 12th to 14th sultans, as follows: 12. Sultan 'Amir Shah 13. Sultan Nûr ul-'Azam 14. Sultan Al Haqunu Ibn Walïyul-Ahad The beginning of "North Borneo" as a Sulu territory happened in his reign when he responded and supported the claim of Sultan Muhi ud-din (1673 - 1690)to the Brunei throne. In the Brunei genealogy, it states "Wrested absolute control of the sultanate with the help of the Sultan of Sulu, 1673. Ceded certain territories on the north-western coast of Borneo in return." References: [1] - List of S

Either Sultan Muwallil Wasit's son who ruled following his father's defeat at the hands of the Spaniards at Jolo, or believed to be the Sultan Qudarat [ r ef?] who became sultan by virtue of his marriage to the previous sultan's daughter, after which the throne reverted to Wasit once again, after a certain Sarikula died in 1648. [1] [2] References: [1] - List of Sulu Sultan -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu [2] -  Asian Studies . Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, University of the Philippines System. 1978. p. 15.

Sultan Muwallil Wasit I is reported to be the first Sulu Sultan to establish court at Dungon, Tawi-Tawi [1]. Who was he? Before he became Sultan, he was known as Raja Bongsu to the Spaniards [ref] Genealogy Was he a son of Sultan Hassan of Brunei? Was his mother the sister of Sultan Batara Shah Tengah, his predecessor? In the Brunei Sarsila (Genealogy) on Royal Ark website, He is known as "Y.A.M. Raja Bongsu, Pangiran Adipati Agung" and "who succeeded as H.H. Paduka Maulana Maha Sri Sultan Muwali al-Wasit Shah, Sultan of Sulu (s/o Putri Sulu). Therefore his father was Sultan Muhammad Hassan, Sultan of Brunei from 1582 to 1598, who married a daughter of Sultan Muhammad al-Halim Buddiman, Sultan of Sulu and sister of Sultan Batara Shah Tengah [2] Interestingly, his maternal grandfather Sultan Muhammad al-Halim married and therefore his maternal grandmother was a "Putri Brunei" daughter of Brunei Sultan 'Abdu'l Kahar Jalil ul-Alam [3]. Marria