Muhyiddin

Muhyiddin was the fourteenth Sultan of Brunei by official census. He came to power through the Civil War of Brunei (Perang Saudara Brunei / Digmaang Sibil sa Brunay). His rule began in 1673 with the uprising against Sultan Abdul Mubin and he ruled from 1673 to 1690. His successor was his nephew Nassaruddin . He is also credited with creating the Salasilah Raja-Raja Brunei (History of the Kings of Brunei).

Civil war

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A son of the Sultan Muhammad Ali had killed the son of the then Prince Abdul Mubin. The followers of Abdul Mubin then murdered Muhammad Ali with the garrotto . Abdul Mubin made himself the fourteenth sultan and carried the title "Sultan Hakkul Abdul Mubin". In order to calm the supporters of his predecessor, he appointed the grandson (and son-in-law) of Muhammad Ali, Muhyiddin, as the new Bendahara (Chief Minister). However, the opponents were not so easy to calm down. They urged the Bendahara Muhyiddin to rebel against Abdul Mubin. At first Muhyddin hesitated. His followers began to cause unrest by attacking palaces and houses with spears. On the advice of Muhyiddin, Abdul Hakkul Mubin moved his palace to Pulau Chermin , an island at the mouth of the Brunei River , to sit out the crisis. After his move, however, Muhyiddin proclaimed himself the fifteenth sultan, and a military conflict ensued from this.

In the meantime, Abdul Mubin fled to Kinarut (in today's Papar , Sabah , Malaysia ), where he was able to fend off repeated attacks by Sultan Muhyiddin for ten years. Both returned to Brunei after Muhyiddin's forces failed to defeat Abdul Mubin in a final skirmish. Muhyiddin wanted to end the civil war and asked his relative, the Sultan of Sulu , for support. It is said that he promised him the eastern part of Sabah as a reward. Ultimately, Muhyiddin won and Abdul Mubin was killed.

Geopolitical aftermath

Claims of this kind from centuries ago are still geopolitically relevant in the Malay island world, when Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and China, for example, are fighting over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Each party claims to have historical claims in that Malay sultans, whose domains are now assigned to the individual states, exercised legitimate rule there.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ History for Brunei Darussalam: Sharing Our Past (Secondary 1) , ISBN 99917-2-330-7 , pp. 44-45.
2. ^ History for Brunei Darussalam . EPB Pan Pacific, 2008, ISBN 99917-2-545-8 , p. 44.
3. ↑ History for Brunei Darussalam , ISBN 99917-2-545-8 , p. 108.
4. ^ Leigh R. Wright: Historical Notes on the North Borneo Dispute . In: The Journal of Asian Studies . 1966. doi : 10.2307 / 2052002 . (jstor = 2052002)

predecessor	Office	successor
Abdul Mubin	Sultan of Brunei 1673–1690	Nassaruddin