Sultanate of Sulu (Brunei)

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Was a sultanate that ruled the Sulu Archipelago. Initially a vassal of Brunei, the Sultanate gained its independency in 1578.

Establishment

November 1405: Became a Sultanate in 1405.

November 1405: The Sultanate of Sulu was founded on 17 November 1405 by a Johore-born explorer and religious scholar Sharif ul-Hashim. Paduka Mahasari Maulana al Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim became his full regnal name, Sharif-ul Hashim is his abbreviated name. He settled in Buansa, Sulu. After the marriage of Abu Bakr and a local dayang-dayang (princess) Paramisuli, he founded the sultanate.