Sulaiman (Brunei)

Sulaiman سليمان
5th Sultan of Brunei
Reign	1432–1485 (abdicated)
Predecessor	Sharif ‘Ali ibn ‘Ajlan ibn Rumaithah ibn Muhammad
Successor	Bolkiah
Born	Sultanate of Brunei
Died	1511 Sultanate of Brunei
Issue	Bolkiah
Father	Sharif ‘Ali ibn ‘Ajlan
Mother	Puteri Ratna Kesuma, daughter of Sultan Ahmad
Religion	Sunni Islam

Sultan Sulaiman ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Ajlan (Arabic: الـسـلـطـان سـلـيـمـان ابـن عـلي ابـن عـجـلان‎‎) was the fifth Sultan of Brunei, ruling from 1432 until his abdication in 1485, to allow his son Bolkiah to become Sultan. He died in 1511 CE.

The earliest historical record of the Sultans of Brunei is not clearly known due to the poor early documentation of Brunei's history. Many elder members of the House of Bolkiah claim that their ancestors were the BaHassan and BaAlawi Saadah from Tarim and Hadhramawt in Yemen. In addition there has been an effort to Islamise the history, with the "official history" not matching up with verifiable foreign sources. The Batu Tarsilah, the genealogical record of the kings of Brunei, was not started until 1807 CE. Therefore, much of the intepretation on history relied on earlier Chinese sources and legends. It seems that the early Sultanate of Brunei was dependent on Chinese support, and perhaps early Sultans were of Chinese origin. Furthermore the earliest Sultans may have been practising the Hindu or Buddhist religions, with early names indicating this origin.

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