Muhammad Alam

Muhammad Alam
محمد عالم
Sultan of Brunei
Reign1826–1828
PredecessorMuhammad Kanzul Alam
SuccessorOmar Ali Saifuddin II
Diedc. 1828
Pulau Chermin, Brunei–Muara, Brunei
Burial
Pulau Chermin, Brunei–Muara, Brunei (Allegedly)
FatherMuhammad Kanzul Alam
MotherPengiran Anak Salamah
ReligionIslam

Muhammad Alam ibnu Muhammad Kanzul Alam (died c. 1828) was the self-proclaimed 22nd Sultan of Brunei.[1] Due to his tough and strict attitude,[2] he was given the Malay nicknames Raja Api (King of Fire) and Sultan Marak Berapi.[3] Despite being perceived as a fragile and progressively protective kingdom, Brunei managed to hold onto its lands under his rule, which stretched from Tanjong Datu in Sarawak to Kimanis in Sabah.[4]

His rise to power as the Sultan was disliked by most of the population of Brunei and ignored royal Bruneian tradition which led to the second civil war between him and his successor, Pengiran Muda Omar Ali Saifuddin.[3] Muhammad Alam may have briefly assumed the title of Sultan because he portrays Sultan Muhammad Alam, who ruled from 1826 to 1828, in the 1986 family trec.[5] When a third civil war broke out between him and Raja Noor Alam in the period between 1826 and 1828, the Bruneian royals once more had a harsh ordeal.[6]

  1. ^ "Pusat Sejarah Brunei – Sultan – Sultan Brunei". www.history-centre.gov.bn. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ Md Salleh Ibnu Pengiran Sharmayuda (Pengiran Shahbandar Pengiran.); Muhammad Salleh Ibnu Pengiran Sharmayuda (Pengiran Shahbandar.) (1983). Syair Rakis (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b Tengah & Mail 2019, p. 27.
  4. ^ Mail & Anwar 2016, p. 1.
  5. ^ Saunders 1994, p. 72.
  6. ^ Mail 2012, p. 366.