Muhammad Kanzul Alam

Last updated
Muhammad Kanzul Alam
محمد كنذول عالم

Muhammad Kanzul Alam.jpg

Muhammad Kanzul Alam's tombstone at Kubah Makam Di Raja
21st Sultan of Brunei
Reign 1807-1826
Predecessor Muhammad Tajuddin
Heir apparent Muhammad Alam
Spouse Pengiran Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha
Pengiran Isteri Pengiran Anak Nur Salam
Pengiran Anak Salama
Puteri Iranun [1]
Issue
Detail 		Sultan Muhammad Alam
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Puteri Nuralam
Pengiran Muda Pasar
Pengiran Muda Hassan
Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Muda Hashim
Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Muda Muhammad
Pengiran Muda Muhammad Ahad
Pengiran Anak Badaruddin
Pengiran Anak Jalaluddin
Pengiran Anak Ismail
Pengiran Anak Muhammad Tajuddin
Pengiran Anak Abdul Kadir
Pengiran Anak Ja’afar
Pengiran Anak Marsala
House Bolkiah
Father Omar Ali Saifuddin I
Mother Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Putri binti Sultan Hussin Kamaluddin
Religion Sunni Islam

Muhammad Kanzul Alam was the 21st Sultan of Brunei. He succeeded his half-brother, Muhammad Tajuddin in 1807 and ruled until his abdication in 1826. Before he was proclaimed as Sultan, he was installed as Pengiran Di-Gadong Sahibul Mal, one of the Viziers of Brunei. He acted as a Regent to his half-brother after the demise of his nephew and son-in-law, Muhammad Jamalul Alam I, in 1804. [1]

Brunei Southeast Asian coastal sovereign state

Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was 423,196 in 2016.

Contents

Background

His Highness was the son of Omar Ali Saifuddin I by his wife, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Putri. He was the half-brother of Muhammad Tajuddin, the 19th Sultan of Brunei, and Pengiran Shahbandar Pengiran Anak Abdul Wahab, the father of the 24th Sultan of Brunei, Abdul Momin.

Omar Ali Saifuddin I was the 18th Sultan of Brunei from 1740 until his abdication in favor of his eldest son Muhammad Tajuddin in 1778. He succeeded his father in law, Sultan Hussin Kamaluddin as Sultan of Brunei upon the latter's abdication from the throne in 1740.

Abdul Momin Sultan of Brunei

Abdul Momin was the 24th Sultan of Brunei from 1852 until his death on 29 May 1885. He was the son-in-law of the previous Sultan, Omar Ali Saifuddin II.

His daughter, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Nuralam, was married to Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam I, the 21st Sultan of Brunei. Thus, His Highness was the maternal grandfather of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II.

Omar Ali Saifuddien II was the 23rd Sultan of Brunei. During his reign, Western powers such as Great Britain and the United States of America visited Brunei. His reign saw the British intervention in Brunei led by James Brooke who started to destabilize Brunei's sovereignty over Sarawak.

Reign

The pitis was a currency of Brunei last issued in 1868 which circulated into the 20th century. It is also referred to as the picil by Antonio Pigafetta and some variants of it were referred to as the kue and the paku. It was later replaced by the Straits dollar in Brunei, which is valued at 4000 pitis or 800 paku and at par with the Spanish dollar.

Sarawak State of Malaysia

Sarawak is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan to the south, and Brunei in the north. The capital city, Kuching, is the largest city in Sarawak, the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Sarawak state government. Other cities and towns in Sarawak include Miri, Sibu, and Bintulu. As of the 2015 census, the population of Sarawak was 2,636,000. Sarawak has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species. It has several prominent cave systems at Gunung Mulu National Park. Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia; Bakun Dam, one of the largest dams in Southeast Asia, is located on one of its tributaries, the Balui River. Mount Murud is the highest point in Sarawak.

William Farquhar British colonial administrator

Major-General William Farquhar was a Scottish employee of the East India Company, and the first British Resident and Commandant of colonial Singapore.

Death

His Highness was buried at Kubah Makam Di Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan. He was succeeded by his son, Muhammad Alam.

Kubah Makam Di Raja Mausoleum of the sultans of Brunei

The Royal Brunei Mausoleum is a Royal Mausoleum of Brunei located at Jalan Tutong, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The Mausoleum contains the tombs of several Sultans of Brunei and the Royal Family. The first Sultan of Brunei buried here was Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin I who died in 1795.

Bandar Seri Begawan Municipality in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital city of the Sultanate of Brunei. It is officially governed as a municipality. Bandar Seri Begawan has an estimated population of 100,700, and including the whole Brunei-Muara District, the metro area has an estimated population of 279,924.

References

  1. 1 2 "brunei8". www.royalark.net.
  2. 1 2 "Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei" (PDF). Hmjubliemas.gov.bn. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sultan Muhammad Kanzul Alam: A passionate leader – Borneo Bulletin Online". 8 May 2017.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Muhammad Tajuddin 		Sultan of Brunei
1807-1826 		Succeeded by
Muhammad Alam
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.