Sultan Alimud-Din I (1735–1748, 1764–1773)

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]

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