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Shah Brunei ibni Saiful Rijal (died c. 1582) was the Sultan of Brunei from 1581 to 1582.

Pengiran Muda Besar Shah Berunai ascended the throne in 1581 on the death of his father Sultan Saiful Rijal. The Flemish trader of precious stones named Jacques de Coutre described him as "more a pirate than a king" and most of his followers as "Borneo Bajaus." He died in 1582 without any male descendants and was succeeded by his younger brother Pengiran Muda Tengah Muhammad Hassan. He was noted to be buried in Kianggeh.

Uncertainties

The Boxer Codex indicates that in 1589, the heir apparent was Saiful Rijal's eldest son, Raja Borney. According to Hugh Low, Shah Brunei died without leaving any children, although he notes in a footnote that some accounts claim the sultan abdicated in favour of his brother. The Silsilah states that Shah Brunei was succeeded by his brother, Muhammad Hasan. However, the circumstances surrounding Shah Brunei's succession are more complicated. On 26 December 1600, Olivier van Noort arrived in Brunei Bay and was informed by local officials that the king was under the guardianship of his uncle, who served as regent. This suggests the existence of an infant son of Shah Brunei, possibly Raja Ghafur, who was mentioned by Manuel Godinho de Erédia as the ruler of Brunei in 1600, although he does not appear in any version of the Silsilah. If Muhammad Hasan acted as regent for his nephew, he could not have been the ninth sultan. Consequently, the absence of any mention of the infant in either version of the Silsilah suggests that he likely died shortly afterward, enabling Muhammad Hasan to ascend to the throne sometime in 1601.

See also

• List of Sultans of Brunei

References

1. Yura Halim (2002). Ririsej Brunei Darussalam (in Malay). Bandar Seri Begawan: Language and Literature Bureau, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. p. 59. ISBN 978-99917-0-251-3.
2. Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
3. Sim, Y. H. Teddy (22 October 2014). Piracy and surreptitious activities in the Malay Archipelago and adjacent seas, 1600-1840. Springer. p. 78. ISBN 978-981-287-085-8.
4. Halimi, Ahmad Jelani (2008). Sejarah dan tamadun bangsa Melayu (in Malay). Utusan Publications. p. 260. ISBN 978-967-61-2155-4.
5. Hamir, Khartini (8 July 2023). "MEMPERKENALKAN MAKAM KESULTANAN BRUNEI KEPADA GENERASI MUDA" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). p. 18. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
6. Nicholl, Robert (1989). "Some Problems of Brunei Chronology". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 20 (2). Cambridge University Press: 186. ISSN 0022-4634.

v t e List of sultans of Brunei
by order and date of accession
14th century	Muhammad Shah
15th century	Abdul Majid Hassan Ahmad Sharif Ali Sulaiman Bolkiah
16th century	Abdul Kahar Saiful Rijal Shah Berunai Muhammad Hasan Abdul Jalilul Akbar
17th century	Abdul Jalilul Jabbar Muhammad Ali Abdul Hakkul Mubin Muhyiddin Nasruddin
18th century	Husin Kamaluddin Muhammad Alauddin Omar Ali Saifuddin I Muhammad Tajuddin
19th century	Muhammad Jamalul Alam I Muhammad Kanzul Alam Muhammad Alam Omar Ali Saifuddin II Abdul Momin Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
20th century	Muhammad Jamalul Alam II Ahmad Tajuddin Omar Ali Saifuddien III Hassanal Bolkiah
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