1795 - 1804 H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Taj ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam (first time) -see below.
1804 H.H. Al-Wasik Malik ul-Alam Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Taj ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, son of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Taj ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, by his first wife, Paduka Sri Raja Istri Pangiran Anak Bulan, daughter of Duli Pangiran di-Gadong Sahib ul-Mal ul-Mulk ul-Adli Pangiran Anak 'Abdu'l. Ascended the throne on the abdication of his father, 27th April 1804. m. Paduka Sri Raja Istri Pangiran Anak Nur Alam, daughter of his uncle, H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Khanz ul-Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, by his wife, Pangiran Saleha. He d. 10th November 1804, having had issue, three sons and a daughter:
1) Y.A.M. Sri Paduka Maulana Pangiran di-Gadong Sahib ul-Mal Pangiran Anak Muhammad Taj ud-din (s/o a junior wife). m. Y.M. Pangiran Anak Fatima. He had issue:
a) Y.A.M. Pangiran Muda Besar Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam. m. Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Babu Pangiran Anak Saleha, fourth daughter of his paternal uncle, H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din II Jamal ul-Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam, Sultan of Brunei Dar us-Salam. He had issue:
i) Y.A.M. Pangiran Babu Siti Khadija. m. Y.A.M. Sri Paduka Duli Pangiran Besar Pangiran Muda Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din (d.v.p. at Brunei Town, 25th June 1905), eldest son of H.H. Sri Paduka Bawah Duli Yang di-Pertuan Sultan Hashim Jalil ul-Alam Akam ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din II, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, by his second wife, Pangiran Chandra Kesuma. She had issue - see below.
2) H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din II Jamal ul-Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam, Sultan of Brunei Dar us-Salam (s/o Nur Alam) - see below.
3) Pangiran Muda Muta Alam (s/o Nur Alam). Styled Sultan Muda Muhammad Alam.
1) A daughter (d/o Nur Alam). m. H.H. Duli Yang di-Pertuan Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan 'Abdu'l Mumin ibni al-Marhum Sri Paduka Maulana 'Abdu'l Wahab, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam (d. 1885), son of Y.A.M. Duli Pangiran Shahbandar Sahib ul-Bandar Bait ul-Karib Pangiran Anak 'Abdu'l Wahab ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din - see below.
1795 - 1804 and 1804 - 1807 H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Taj ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, eldest son of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Ala ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, by his second wife, Paduka Sri Raja Istri Pangiran Anak Nur Alam, educ. privately. Appointed as deputy ruler and invested as Yang di-Pertuan Muda with the personal title of Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Taj ud-din ibn Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din, 1780. Succeeded on the death of his father as Yang di-Pertuan, 10th July 1795. Crowned as Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Taj ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din. Abdicated in favour of his eldest son, 27th April 1804. Resumed the throne on his death, 10th November 1804. m. (first) H.H. Paduka Sri Raja Istri Pangiran Anak Bulan, daughter of Y.A.M. Duli Pangiran di-Gadong Sahib ul-Mal ul-Mulk ul-Adli Pangiran Anak 'Abdu'l. m. (second) Y.M. Dayang Asiah, daughter of Mentri Husain. He d. at Brunei Town, 11th February 1807, having had issue:
1) H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Paduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Taj ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam (s/o Raja Bulan) - see below.
2) Y.A.M. Sri Paduka Duli Pangiran Temenggong Sahib ul-Bahar Pangiran Anak Muhammad Yusuf (s/o Dayang Asiah). m. (first) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Sarbanum. m. (second) … m. (third) … m. (fourth) …He was k. at Kimanis, September 1845, having had issue, by several wives, including:
a) Y.M. Pangiran Anak Saif ul-Rijal (s/o Sarbanum). m. Pian Jamaliah. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
(b) Y.A.M. Pangiran Seri Wijaya Pangiran Dato Sri Paduka Haji Ahmad. b. 1932. First Advisor of the Kampung Bengkurong Mosque Takmir Cttee. Snr Special Duties Ofcr & Snr Admin Ofcr Adat Istiadat Dept., Acting Chief of Adat Istiadat 2005. Invested with the title of Pangiran Seri Wijaya, at the Lapau, Bandar Seri Begawan, 29th April 2004. Rcvd: SPMB, PBLI, PJK. He had issue:
(i) Y.M. Pangiran Haji Zainal Abidin bin Pangiran Seri Wijaya Pangiran Haji. Ahmad. Dep Dir. Printing Dept.
i) H.H. Paduka Sri Raja Istri Pangiran Anak Siti Fatima. m. H.H. Sri Paduka Bawah Duli Yang di-Pertuan Sultan Hashim Jalil ul-Alam Akam ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din II, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam (b. 1826; d. 10th May 1906), second son of H.H. Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din II Jamal ul-Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam, Sultan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, by a junior wife. She had issue, a son - see below.
a) H.H. Paduka Sri Raja Istri Pangiran Anak Siti Fatima. m. H.H. Sri Paduka Bawah Duli Yang di-Pertuan Sultan Hashim Jalil ul-Alam Akam ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din II, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam (b. 1825; d. at Istana Kampung Ayer, Brunei Town, 10th May 1906), second son of H.H. Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan Omar 'Ali Saif ud-din II Jamal ul-Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam, Sultan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, by a junior wife. She had issue, - see below.
3) Y.A.M.Pangiran Anak Yakub (s/o Dayang Asiah?). He was k. at Kimanis, September 1845.
1807 - 1822 H.H. Sri Paduka al-Sultan Muhammad Khanz ul-Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din, Sultan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, son of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Ala ud-din, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam, by his wife, H.H. Paduka Sri Raja Istri Pangiran Anak Putri binti al-Marhum Sultan Husian Kamal ud-din, educ. privately. Styled Duli Pangiran di-Gadong Sahib ul-Mal ul-Mulk ul-Adli before his accession. Appointed by his elder half brother as Regent and deputy ruler to assist him in the administration, after the death of his son, November 1804. Succeeded on the death of his brother, 11th February 1807*. Never crowned as Yang di-Pertuan. m. (first) Y.A.M. Pangiran Istri Pangiran Anak Saleha, daughter of Y.A.M. Duli Pangiran Pemancha Sahib ul-Rai’ wa ul-Mushuarat Pangiran Anak Kasim, by his wife, Y.A.M. Pangiran Istri Pangiran Anak Putri Bongsu, daughter of of H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan al-Adil Husain Kamal ud-din Ma-Alam Malik al-Zahir Zillu’llahi fil-Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Haji Muhammad ‘Ali, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam. m. (second) after the death of his first wife, Y.M. Pangiran Anak Nur Alam [Nur Salam], elder daughter of Y.M. Pangiran Sri Rama. m. (third) after the death of his second wife, Y.M. Pangiran Anak Salama, younger daughter of Y.M. Pangiran Sri Rama bin Pangiran Anak Tuah, by his wife, Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Sharbanum, younger daughter of Y.A.M. Raja Bendahara Pangiran Alam, of Sambas. He d. after 28th April 1822, having had issue, over fifteen sons and several daughters, including:
1) Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permaisuara Pangiran Muda Muhammad Alam [Raja Api] (s/o Saleha), educ. privately. He opposed the succession of his nephew Prince Omar and usurped all executive power after his father died ca 18th May 1822, and assumed the title of Sultan Muda Muhammad Alam, sometime after that date. Never crowned as Yang di-Pertuan. He fled from the palace after his sister instigated a general revolt against his rule, arming himself behind the walls of a fort until deserted by his followers, then taking refuge onboard a boat and making his escape to Chermin. He was k. (strangled) at Chermin island, December 1824 (s.p.l.).
2) Y.A.M. Pangiran Muda Pasar ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Khanz ul-Alam (s/o Nur Alam).
4) Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permaisuara Pangiran Muda Hashim (s/o Salama), educ. privately. Appointed as Bendahara and principal minister following the death of his elder brother, December 1824. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Paduka Sri Sultan Muda Hashim, November 1844. m. Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Sharbanum, daughter of Y.A.M. Duli Pangiran Shahbandar Sahib ul-Bandar Bait ul-Karib Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Wahab, by his wife, Y.M. Pangiran Anak Babu Siti Lawiyah, eldest daughter of Y.A.M. Pangiran Indira Mahkota Pangiran Anak Sulaiman bin Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Rahman. He k. by the agents of Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din II, at Brunei Town, 31st December 1845 (along with a son, eight brothers and a sister), having had issue, two sons, and three daughters, including:
a) Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permaisuara Pangiran Muda Chuchu Besar (s/o Sharbanum).
b) Y.A.M. Pangiran Muda Chuchu Damit Muhammad Taj ud-din [Binjai] (s/o Sharbanum). DH of Labu, Sultan’s Representative to the Governor of North Borneo 1884. Ceded his rights over Putatan to the BNBC 20th March 1884. He d. at Brunei Town, before 2nd October 1916.
5) Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permaisuara Pangiran Muda Muhammad (s/o Salama), educ. privately. Granted the title of Paduka Sri Pangiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permaisuara in 1852. He d. before 1877.
6) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Badr ud-din (s/o an Illanun princess). m. several wives, including, Dayang Nur Salam (k. at Brunei Town, 31st December 1845). He was k. together with two of his wives, by the agents of Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din II, 31st December 1845, having had issue:
a) Y.A.M. Pangiran Dato Apong.
7) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Jalal ud-din (s/o an Illanun princess).
8) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Ismail (s/o an Illanun princess).
10) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Muhammad Taj ud-din (s/o a junior wife). m. Y.M. Pangiran Anak Siti Khadija, daughter of Y.A.M. Duli Pangiran Shahbandar Sahib ul-Bandar Bait ul-Karib Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Wahab ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din, by his wife, Y.M. Pangiran Anak Babu Siti Lawiyah, eldest daughter of Y.A.M. Pangiran Indira Mahkota Pangiran Anak Sulaiman bin Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Rahman. He was k. at Brunei Town, 31st December 1845, having had issue, a son:
a) Y.A.M. Pangiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permaisuara Pangiran Anak Besar Muhammad. b. 1829 (s/o Siti Khadija). Adopted by his maternal uncle, Sultan ‘Abdu’l Mumin, educ. privately. Granted the title of Paduka Sri Pangiran Bendahara Sri Maharaja Permaisuara 1883. Mbr Council of Regency 1906-1917. m. 1882, a daughter of H.H. Sri Paduka Bawah Duli Yang di-Pertuan Sultan Hashim Jalil ul-Alam Akam ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din II, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam. He d. at Brunei Town, 3rd July 1917, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
i) Y.A.M. Pangiran Sabtu Kamal ud-din. He had issue, three sons:
(1) Y.A.M. Pangiran Kerma Negara Pangiran Anak Haji Wahab bin Pangiran Sabtu Kamal ud-din. PC, MLC since 2005. Rcvd: SPMB, DSNB, PHBS (1.8.1968). He had issue:
(a) Y.M. Pangiran Haji ‘Abdu’l Rahman.
(2) Y.A.M. Pangiran Jaya Perkasa Pangiran Anak Hajji Muhammad Hassan [Matasan] bin Pangiran Sabtu Kamal ud-din. b. 1921. Employed in the workshop unit of the PWD, Head of Kampong Bendahara Lama, Mbr Adat Istiadat Council, etc. Granted the title of Pangiran Jaya Perkasa August 1977. Rcvd: DSLJ, SNB, PHBS (1.8.1968), PJK, Brunei Long Service and Coron medals. He d. at Bandar Seri Begawan, 7th October 2004.
(3) Y.M. Pangiran Dato’ Paduka Muhammad bin Pangiran Sabtu Kamal ud-din. He had issue, a son:
ii) Y.A.M. Pangiran Muhammad Saman bin Pangiran Bendahara Pangiran Anak Besar Muhammad. Settled in Labuan during the Japanese occupation.
i) A daughter. m. at Brunei Town, 1901, Y.A.M. Pangiran Muda Taj ud-din (d. in the small-pox epidemic, July 1904), son of Y.A.M. Sri Paduka Duli Pangiran Besar Pangiran Muda Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din, Heir Apparent, by his wife, Y.A.M. Pangiran Babu Siti Khadija, daughter Y.A.M. Pangiran Muda Besar Muhammad Jamal ul-Alam ibni al-Marhum Pangiran di-Gadong Pangiran Anak Muhammad Taj ud-din. She d. in the small-pox epidemic, together with her husband and infant child, July 1904 – see above.
b) Y.A.M. Duli Pangiran di-Gadong Sahib ul-Mal ul-Mulk ul-Adli Pangiran Anak Tengah Muhammad Hassan [Matassan] (s/o Siti Khadija), educ. privately. Granted the title of Duli Pangiran di-Gadong Sahib ul-Mal ul-Mulk ul-Adli 1883. Responsible for the cession of large tracts of territory to the BNBC, including the Padas, in 1884. He d. December 1900.
11) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Kadir (s/o a junior wife). He had issue:
a) Y.A.M. Pangiran … bin Pangiran ‘Abdu’l Kadir, who had issue, a daughter:
i) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Hashima.
a) Y.A.M. Pangiran Fatima [this lady is said to have m. H.H. Rajah Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB (b. at Sacrone, Benares, India, 29th April 1803, d. at Burrator, Devon, 11th June1868), and to have had issue, a daughter by him].
12) Y.A.M. Pangiran Marsala.
13) Y.A.M. Pangiran Anak Ja’afar (s/o a junior wife).
2) H.H. Paduka Sri Pangiran Anak Putri Hadiah, Raja Perempuan. m. 1807, as his third wife, H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Zainal-Abidin II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mansur, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Trengganu (b. 1743; d. at Kuala Trengganu, 1808), fourth son H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Mansur Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan Zainal-Abidin, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Trengganu – see Malaysia (Trengganu).
3) Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Anak Putri Siti Mariam (d/o Nur Alam). m. (first) Y.A.M. Pangiran Maharaja Laila Sahib ul-Kahar Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Kahar, son of Y.A.M. Pangiran Kerma Indira Pangiran Anak Bahar bin Pangiran Anak Ismail, by his wife, Y.M. Pangiran Anak Zakiah, daughter of Y.A.M. Pangiran Indira Mahkota Pangiran Jamal ud-din bin Pangiran Tua Hassan. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see above. m. (second) ... She had further issue, a son and a daughter by her second husband:
a) Y.A.M. Pangiran Sulaiman.
a) Y.A.M. Pangiran Babu Fatima. m. Y.A.M. the Duli Pangiran di-Gadong Sahib ul-Mal ul-Mulk ul-Adli.
4) Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Anak Putri Sri Banum (d/o Salama).
5) Y.A.M. Paduka Sri Pangiran Anak Putri Siti Khadija (d/o Salama).
6) A daughter m. as his first wife, H.H. Duli Yang di-Pertuan Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan ‘Abdu’l Mumin ibni al-Marhum Sri Paduka Maulana ‘Abdu’l Wahab, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei Dar us-Salam (d. at Brunei Town, 29th May 1885), son of Y.A.M. Duli Pangiran Shahbandar Sahib ul-Bandar Bait ul-Karib Pangiran Anak ‘Abdu’l Wahab ibni al-Marhum Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din. She d. before 1852 – see below.
* It is not entirely clear as to when this ruler actually ceased ruling. Although he is styled Sultan Muhammad Kanz ul-Alam on the seal of one of his sons dated 1229 AH (i.e. before 13th December 1814) and reigned at the time of the Tambora eruption in 1815, he seems to have ceased using the title by 1821. The seal he used on a letter to Colonel William Farquhar, the British Resident at Singapore, dated as late as 29th April 1821 simply styles him as Pangiran di-Gadong Kanz ul-Alam Sahib ul-Mal ibn Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din. The date on the earliest known seal of Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din II, dates from 1242 AH (i.e. before 25th July 1827). This may actually indicate that Kanz ul-Alam merely served as regent or caretaker on behalf of his grandson, perhaps with the rank of Sultan Muda.
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