Saiful Rijal
Saiful Rijal (also Saiful Rehal , Saiful Rizal ; Arabic سيف الرجال) was the seventh Sultan of Brunei according to official counts . He ruled from around 1533 (1530), from the abdication of his uncle and adoptive father until his death in 1581.
The same reign also saw the outbreak of the military conflict between the Sultanate of Brunei-Borneo and the Spanish colonial expansion in the Philippines, whose immediate neighbor was the then much larger Sultanate of Brunei (Perang Kastila; Jawi: ڤراڠ كستيلا; Spanish: Expedición española a Borneo) in 1578 .
Saiful Rijal's eldest son, Shah Berunai , succeeded him. The Spanish called Sultan Saiful Rijal " Lixar " or " Sultan Nula Alan ".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eufronio Melo Alip: Political and Cultural History of the Philippines: Since time began to British Occupation . Alip & Brion Publications, 1950 ( limited preview in Google book search).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Kahar |
Sultan of Brunei 1530–1581 |
Shah Berunai |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rijal, Saiful |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rehal, Saiful; Rizal, Saiful; Lixar; Sultan Nula Alan; سيف الرجال (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sultan of Brunei |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1581 |