Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)
Sultanate of Brunei | |
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| 1300s–1888 | |
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(1852–1885) | |
The maximum territorial extent of the Bruneian Empire (yellow) with its vassals (light yellow) in 1521. | |
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| Common languages | Brunei Malay, Old Malay, Old Tagalog, Kapampangan, Arabic and Bornean languages |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Demonym | Bruneian |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Sultans | |
• 1363/68–1402 | Sultan Muhammad Shah |
• 1425–1432 | Sharif Ali |
• 1485–1524 | Bolkiah |
• 1582–1598 | Muhammad Hassan |
• 1828–1852 | Omar Ali Saifuddin II |
• 1885–1888 | Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin |
| History | |
| 1300s | |
• Establishment of the Sultanate | 1402 |
• Became a British protectorate | 1888 |
| Currency | Barter, Cowrie, Piloncitos, and later Brunei pitis |
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The Sultanate of Brunei (Jawi: كسلطانن بروني) or simply Brunei (/bruːˈnaɪ/ broo-NY), also known as the Bruneian Empire, was a Malay sultanate centered around Brunei on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei became a sovereign state around the 15th century, when it substantially expanded after the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese, extending throughout coastal areas of Borneo and the Philippines, before it declined in the 17th and 18th centuries. It became a British protectorate in the 19th century.