Jamalul Kiram I

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Sultan Jamalul-Kiram I was a Sultan of Sulu from 1823 to 1844. [1] As per some sources, his real name was Muwalil Wasit (cousin to Brunei Sultan Nasiruddin). Muwalil Wasit was the son of Alimud-Din III. [2]

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The Sultan died in 1844. [3]

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References

  1. Pluvier, Jan M. (1967). A Handbook and Chart of South-East Asian History. Oxford University Press. p. 43.
  2. Omar, Ibrahim S. (2018). Diary of a Colonized Native: (Years of Hidden Colonial Slavery). Singapore: Partridge Publishing. ISBN   9781543743272.
  3. Saleeby, Najeeb Mitry (1908). The History of Sulu. Bureau of Printing. p. 91.

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