Flags of Sulu
Revised during the reign of Sultan Sharafuddin (1791-1808) reflecting the territories under the control of the Sulu Sultanate at the height of the Sulu Islamic Empire. Each star represents the following (note the original coat of arms in the white circle):
- Kalimantan, with Balikpapan as the seat of power
- Sabah, with Sandakan and Marudu as seats of power
- Palawan as overseer of Visayas and Luzon
- Basilan as overseer of Mindanao
- Sulu as the overall Central Government (center star)
SULU FLAG from 1433-1790 AD. Coat of Arms represent symbols (grave markers) for Sultan Shariful Hashim ( First Sultan of Sulu who died in 1431 AD) and for Sultan Berkat of Brunei (who established Islam and died in Sulu in 1432 AD).
Sultanate of Sulu
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North Borneo (Sabah)
