Kamal ud-Din of Sulu

Kamal ud-Din
Sultan of the Sulu Sultanate
Reign1480 – 1505
PredecessorSharif ul-Hāshim
SuccessorAmir ul-Umara
ReligionSunni Islam

Kamal ud-Din (كمال الدين) (reigned 1480 – 1505) was the second Hashemite Sultan of Sulu.

The eldest son of his predecessor, Sharif ul-Hāshim, Kamal ud-Din became Sultan on the death of his father in 1480.[1] During his reign, he appointed qadi to administer justice and oversaw the conversion of people in Luzon and the Visayas.[2] He died in 1505 and is buried in a grave, marked by a stone slab, near to Buasa.[3] He was succeeded by his son, Amir ul-Umara.[1]

  1. ^ a b Tuban, Rita (1994). "A Genealogy of the Sulu Sultanate" (PDF). Philippine Studies. 42 (1): 35. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ Rasul, Jainal D.; Rasul, Amir T. (2003). Struggle for Identity: A Short History of the Filipino Muslims. Quezon City: CARE Minorities. p. 132.
  3. ^ Majul, Cesar Adlib (1981). "An Analysis of the "Genealogy of Sulu"" (PDF). Archipel. 22: 167–182. doi:10.3406/arch.1981.1677. Retrieved 24 April 2018.