Sultanate of Sulu

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The Sultanate of Sulu was a historic Muslim maritime kingdom in the southern Philippines and nearby regions, known for its influential role in regional trade, politics, and the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic state
former monarchy
historical polity
maritime kingdom
sultanate
capital Jolo NERFINISHED
Maimbung NERFINISHED
claim sovereignty over North Borneo (Sabah)
conflictWith Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
Sultanate of Maguindanao NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
continent Asia
countryToday Indonesia NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
currency Spanish–Philippine peso
piloncitos NERFINISHED
economy maritime trade
pearling
slave trade
trade in birds’ nests
trade in sea cucumbers
endTime 1915
1936
20th century
ethnicGroup Iranun NERFINISHED
Sama‑Bajau NERFINISHED
Tausūg
Yakan NERFINISHED
firstRuler Sharif ul‑Hashim NERFINISHED
founder Sharif ul‑Hashim NERFINISHED
governmentType Islamic monarchy
hereditary monarchy
influencedBy Sultanate of Brunei NERFINISHED
lease 1878 lease of North Borneo to British interests
legacy modern Sulu royal claimants
ongoing Sabah territorial dispute
legalSystem Islamic law (Sharia)
locatedIn Sulu Archipelago NERFINISHED
north‑eastern Borneo
parts of Mindanao
parts of Palawan
southern Philippines
majorPort Jolo NERFINISHED
Zamboanga (as external trading port) NERFINISHED
notableRuler Azim ud‑Din I NERFINISHED
Badar ud‑Din II NERFINISHED
Jamalul Kiram II NERFINISHED
Jamalul Kiram III NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Malay language
Tausūg language
partOf Moro historical polities
populationGroup Moro people NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
religiousRole center of Islamic learning in the southern Philippines
role spread of Islam in Mindanao
spread of Islam in the Sulu Archipelago
spread of Islam to parts of Borneo
startTime 15th century
c. 1450
successorState Commonwealth of the Philippines NERFINISHED
Philippine Islands (U.S. colonial administration) NERFINISHED
Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED
symbol royal kris
yellow royal flag
tradedWith Brunei NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
Makassar NERFINISHED
Spanish Philippines NERFINISHED
treaty Carpenter Agreement of 1915 NERFINISHED
Kiram–Carpenter Agreement NERFINISHED
Treaty of 1878 with Spain NERFINISHED
tributaryTo Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
writingSystem Jawi script

Referenced by (11)

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Sultanate of Sulu forces associatedWith Sultanate of Sulu
Spanish–Moro conflict conflictBetween Sultanate of Sulu
Sultanate of Sulu forces country Sultanate of Sulu
Sama people historicalAssociation Sultanate of Sulu
Sulu Archipelago historicalEntity Sultanate of Sulu
Moro historicalPolities Sultanate of Sulu
Moro people historicalPolity Sultanate of Sulu
Spanish–Moro conflict mainBelligerent Sultanate of Sulu
Sultanates notableExample Sultanate of Sulu
Sultanate of Sulu forces partOf Sultanate of Sulu
Tausug traditionalPoliticalEntity Sultanate of Sulu