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The Sultanate of Brunei (Jawi: كسلطانن بروني) or simply Brunei (/ b r uː ˈ n aɪ / broo-NY), also known as the Bruneian Empire, was a Malay sultanate centered around Brunei on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) [2] was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo, (present-day Sabah). The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German -born ...
British Borneo comprised the four northern parts of the island of Borneo, which are now the country of Brunei, two Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan.
The Sulu Sultanate despatch a force under the command of Datu Teting to attack Balambangan in 1775, its leaders sought safety in Labuan after the British quickly established a presence in Brunei. [3] When the two forces clashed, Datu Teting surrendered and his troops fled back to Sulu after learning that the warriors of Brunei, led by Pengiran ...
The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausug: Kasultanan sin Sūg; Malay: Kesultanan Suluk; Filipino: Kasultanan ng Sulu) was a Sunni Muslim state [note 1] that ruled the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in the today's Philippines, alongside parts of present-day Sabah and North Kalimantan in north-eastern Borneo.
[citation needed] Bolkiah, the fifth Sultan who controlled the Sultanate from 1485 to 1525, was in charge of the Bruneian Empire at the time of the assault. Given that Bolkiah supervised Brunei's rise to prominence as a powerhouse that swept over the Malay Archipelago , his reign is perhaps best remembered as the empire's golden period. [ 4 ]
Muhammad Shah (born Awang Alak Betatar; died c. 1402) [1] established the Sultanate of Brunei and was its first sultan, from 1368 to his death in 1402. [3] [1] The genealogy of Muhammad Shah remains unclear. [4] [3] He converted to Islam in the 14th century and assumed the name Sultan Muhammad Shah. Subsequent sovereigns of Brunei, governed by ...
The Sultanate of Sarawak (Malay: كسلطانن ملايو سراوق دارالهنا , romanized: Kesultanan Sarawak) was a Malay kingdom, located in present-day Kuching Division, Sarawak. The kingdom was founded in 1599, [ 1 ] after the conquest of the preceding Santubong Kingdom and the later Sultanate of Brunei .