Pacification of Lanun

Pacification of Lanun
Part of Piracy in the Sulu and Celebes Seas

Naval Action in May 1843
Date1831 - 1862
Location
Result

Bruneian victory

  • Pirates pacified
Belligerents
Bruneian Empire
 United Kingdom
Raj of Sarawak
Commanders and leaders
Omar Ali Saifuddien II Sultans of Sulu
(until the reign of Mohammad Pulalun Kiram)
Various (non-centralized leadership)
Units involved
Bruneian Army
Bruneian Navy
Sarawakian Army
Royal Navy
and others...
Moro Pirates

The Pacification of Lanun (Malay: ڤاسيفيكاسي ڤارا ڤنچوري, romanized: Pasifikasi Lanun;) were anti-piracy operations against Pirates by Bruneian Empire and her allies. The Pacification was initiated in 1831 and ended by 1862 with the White Rajah of Sarawak defeating the Pirates at Mukah.