History of Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo (Sabah)
-Formally established in 1401.
-Syed Abubakar or Al Sultan Shariful Hashim (a direct descendant of the Holy Prophet, Mohammad (S.W.A) as the first Sultan of Sulu.
-Center of Islamic influence in the Malayan region.
-The succession and ascension to the position of Sultan are adhered to in line with the historic royal lineage and genealogy of the Sulu Sultanate.
-In 18th century the Sulu Sultanate was the most powerful in the Malay world (J.F. Warren 1981). This was the period when the Sulu empire was at its peak.
-Commercial rivalries and the quest for political strategic control of the lucrative marine trade encouraged the entry of Spanish, Dutch, French, German and the British traders, which led to the downfall of the Sulu Empire.
-1946 ,the first Philippine Republic came into power. The ancient centralized Islamic empire of the Sulu Sultanate was illegally annexed to the Philippines by virtue of the Philippine technical description of territorial boundary.
SULTAN JAMALUL ALAM
Year 1521- 1934
-Starts the 300- year war with Spain
The Spanish Fleet Surrounding Jolo
During the 1876 Expedition
-Expedition A Jolo 1876; Bocetos Del Cronsta Del Dairio De Manila
Baltasar Giraudier (Manila 1876)
The Burning of Jolo by the Spanish Expedition in 1876
Expediton A Jolo 1976; Bocetos Del Cronista Del Diario De Manila
Baltasar Giraudier (Manila 1876)
-An Islamic empire with sovereign power and territories extending from Mindanao to the Sulu Archipelago, northwest to the entire Palawan Archipelago, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi and Sabah (North Borneo).
-The Sultan is the highest Imam in the Sulu Nation. He is the highest spiritual and supreme political authority in the kingdom
-The Holy Qur’an is the basis of the constitutional law also known as the Shariah Law.
The Original Mosque Built by Makhdum Karim at Tubig Indangan, Simunul Island, Tawi-Tawi in 1380 AD.
Side View of Tomb of the First Sultan of Sulu Shariful Hashim, on the Slope of Mt. Tumentangis
Front View of Tomb of Sultan Shariful Hashim
Historical Basis of the Sabah Claim
Geneology of Sultanate of Sulu and North Boneo (Sabah)
Sultanate of Sulu
and
North Borneo (Sabah)
