Abdul Jalilul Akbar

Abdul Jalilul Akbar
11th Sultan of Brunei
Reign 1598 CE - 1659 CE
Predecessor Muhammad Hassan
Successor Abdul Jalilul Jabbar
Father Muhammad Hassan

Abdul Jalilul Akbar was the eleventh sultan of Brunei. He ruled from 1598 to 1659, and was succeeded by Abdul Jalilul Jabbar.

Uncertainties

The earliest historical record of the Sultans of Brunei is not clearly known due to the poor early documentation of Brunei history. In addition there has been an effort to Islamise the history, with the "official history" not matching up with verifiable foreign sources [1] The Batu Tarsilah - the genealogical record of the kings of Brunei - was not started until 1807. Therefore, much of the intepretation on history relied on earlier Chinese sources and legends.[2] It seems that the early Sultanate of Brunei was dependent on Chinese support,[2][3][4] and perhaps early Sultans were of Chinese origin.[2] Furthermore the earliest Sultans may have been practising the Hindu or Buddhist religions, with early names indicating this origin.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brunei". 4dw.net. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Elisseeff, Vadime (January 2000). "Chapter 8: A Brunei Sultan of the Early Fourteenth Century - A Study of an Arabic Gravestone". The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce. Berghahn Books. pp. 145–157. ISBN 978-1-57181-222-3. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Malay History: What's Missing in Malaysian History Books". Malaysianunplug.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "The golden history of Islam in Brunei". The Brunei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2015.