Talk:Sharif Ali

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Sultan Sharif Ali (also known as Barkat Ali ibnu Sharif Ajlan ibni Sharif Rumaithah) was the third sultan of Brunei. He was made Sultan after Sultan Ahmad died without leaving any male descendants, and as such, at the request of the people of Brunei themselves, he became eligible for the throne after marrying Sultan Ahmad's daughter, Puteri Ratna Kesuma. Sharif Ali was a very pious ruler and was therefore nicknamed "Sultan Berkat" (Blessed Sultan). He was the first sultan to build a mosque, and fortified the defense of Brunei by ordering his people to build a stone fortress. Sharif Ali governed Brunei according to Islamic principles and his reign was popular and highly respected. After his death, Sharif Ali was succeeded by his son Sulaiman. The royal symbol origin came from the world largest seed called "Coco de mer". Sultan Sharif Ali was the direct-descendant of Muhammad. His grandchild, was Saidina Hassan r.a. Sultan Sharif Ali was the ancestor of the Brunei & Sulu royal families, particulary, through the 1704 Brunei Maharaja sent to Sulu,Maharaja Anddin (Sayyid Nakhoda Perkasa Angging. The name MAHARAJA was given by Brunei to only one of the lineages of the royal family, Sayyid Nakhoda Angging, to append, "Maharaja Adinda" as a title to the beginning of the name, Maharaja Adinda Taup, the son of Maharaja Anddin(Sayyid Nakhoda Perkasa Angging). As a result, prince, heir-apparent and sultans continues an assured line of descendany; Maharaja Adinda Taup, the Maharaja of Jolo-Sulu and crown prince-heir apparent to Sultan Pulalun in 1859. Maharaja Adinda Taup's son was Sharif Sultan Imam Ul-Alam Arpa, the latter's son is Sharif Sultan Maulana Paduka Ahmad Carpenter Arpa-V, the present and tacit Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo, territories as by consanguinity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.202.164.102 (talk) 08:12, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

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