The writing of this book was finished at 8 o'clock, Friday the 28th of Thul-Qa`idat, [19] 1285 A. H. It belongs to Utu [20] Abdur Rakman, [21] the son of Abu Bakr. It was given to him by his uncle Tuan [22] Imam [23] Halipa [24] Abdur Rakman. This is the genealogy of the Sulu sultans and their descendants. DESCENDANTS OF ASIP This is the genealogy of Mantiri [25] Asip, the hero and learned man of Menangkabaw. [26] Mantiri Asip had the title of Orangkaya [27] at the time he came to Sulu with Raja [28] Baginda. [29] He married a woman from Purul [30] called Sandayli and begot Orangkaya Sumandak. Sumandak begot Orangkaya Manuk [31] and Orangkaya Hamba. [32] Manuk begot Orangkaya Buddiman [33] and Orangkaya Akal [34] and Orangkaya Layu and Satya [35] Akum. His daughters were Santan, Satan, Ambang, Duwi, Sitti, [36] and Tamwan. Orangkaya Buddiman begot Orangkaya Salimin [37] and Dayang [38] Saliha. [39] The former begot Hinda Da'ar Maputra and Utu Undik, Dayang [40] Patima, [41] Dayang Bahira, [42] and Dayang Sawira. Dayang Saliha bore Idda. Akal begot Orangkaya Muhaddi, who begot Hinda Human. Orangkaya Layu begot Dayang Jawsul [43]-Manalum, who became famous. Manalum bore Ma'asum, Bulaying and Jamila. [44] Jamila bore Itang. Ma'asum begot Bayi. Bulayin begot Inda and Duwalang. Jawsul begot Na'ika and Rajiya. [45] The former begot Orangkaya Sila. Rajiya bore Tuan Aminud [46] Din. [47] Santan bore Ma'mun. [48] Ma'mun begot Orangkayas Utung and Amang. Satan bore Palas and Bahatul. Bahatul begot Abdul Hadi. [49] Ambang bore Orankayas Amin and Bunga. [50] Orangkaya Amin begot Rajiya and Zakiya. [51] Zakiya is the mother of Orangkaya Sila. Rajiya is the mother of Tuan Aminud-Din. Bunga begot Aliya and Salima. [52] Salima bore Hinda Baying Gumantung. Duwi bore Manduli and Immang. Manduli is the mother of Tuan Iman Anda and Na'ima. [53] Immang bore Mali. Sitti bore Orangkayas Ugu, Garu, Abu Bakr, Abu Samma, Manawun, Sayda, and Suda. Allak begot Ila and Malum. [54] Ila bore Andungayi. Malum is the father of Imming. Tamwan bore Ima. Ima begot Angkala. Angkala begot Inung. Inung begot Hinda Nakib [55] Adak. DESCENDANTS OF TUAN MASHA'IKA This is the genealogy of Tuan Masha'ika. It was said by the men of old that he was a prophet who was not descended from Adam. He was born out of a bamboo and was esteemed and respected by all the people. The people were ignorant and simple-minded in those days and were not Mohammedans of the Sunni sect. Some of them worshiped tombs, and some worshiped stones of various kinds.