A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Charles, Rajah of Sarawak, 1829-1917; James, Rajah of Sarawak, 1803-1868; Sarawak (Malaysia) -- History
Taken from the _Selesilah_ (Book of the Descent), preserved in Bruni, by
the late Sir Hugh Low, G.C.M.G. Published in the Journal No. 5 of the
Straits Branch R.A.S.
1. Sultan Mahomed, who introduced the religion of Islam.
2. Sultan Akhmed, brother of above, married to the daughter of Ong
Sum Ping, Chinese Raja of Kina-batangan. No sons, but one daughter
married to—
3. Sultan Berkat, from Taif in Arabia. A descendant of the prophet
through his grandson Husin. Berkat, the blessed. His real name was
Sherif Ali.
4. Sultan Suleiman, son of above, who was succeeded by his son—
5. Sultan Bulkeiah;[76] towards the end of his reign Pigafetta's
first visit to Bruni in 1521 probably took place.
6. Sultan Abdul Kahar, son of above. Had forty-two sons, of whom—
7. Saif-ul-Rejal succeeded him. During his reign the Spaniards
attacked Bruni in 1576 and 1580, taking it on the second occasion.
8. Sultan Shah Bruni, son of above. Having no children he abdicated
in favour of his brother—
9. Sultan Hasan, succeeded by his son.
10. Sultan Abdul-Jalil-ul-Akbar, succeeded by his son.
11. Sultan Abdul-Jalil-ul-Jehar, who was succeeded by his uncle—
12. Sultan Mahomet Ali, son of Sultan Hasan.
13. Sultan Abdul Mubin. Son of Sultan Mahomet Ali's sister. He
murdered his uncle and usurped the throne. He was worsted in a
revolution that lasted twelve years, and was executed.
14. Sultan Muaddim, fourth son of Sultan Jalil-ul-Akbar, nephew and
son-in-law of Sultan Mahomet Ali. Succeeded by his nephew
(half-brother's son)—
15. Sultan Nasr Addin, grandson of Sultan Jalil-ul-Akbar.
16. Sultan Kemal-Addin, son of Sultan Mahomet Ali, who abdicated in
favour of his son-in-law—
17. Sultan Mahomet Ali-Udin—on his father's side grandson of Sultan
Muaddin, on his mother's side great-great-grandson of Sultan
Jalil-ul-Akbar. He died before his father-in-law and great uncle,
Sultan Kemal-Addin, who again ascended the throne and was
succeeded by his son—
18. Sultan Omar Ali Saif-udin. Died 1795. Succeeded by his son—
19. Sultan Tej-Walden. Died 1807. He abdicated in favour of his son—
20. Sultan Jemal-ul-Alam, who reigned for a few months only, and
died in 1796, when his father reascended the throne and was
succeeded in 1809 by his half-brother—
21. Sultan Khan Zul-Alam, succeeded by his great-nephew and
grandson—
22. Sultan Omar Ali Saif-udin, second son of Sultan Mahomed
Jemal-ul-Alam. Died 1852. He left the throne, by will and general
consent of the people, to
23. Sultan Abdul Mumin, who was descended from Sultan Kemal-Addin.
Died 1885, succeeded by
24. Sultan Hasim-Jalilal Alam Akamaddin, son of Sultan Omar Ali
Saif-udin. Died 1906.
25. Sultan Mahomet Jemal-ul-Alam, son of above.
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