Abdul Jalilul Akbar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Muhammad Hasan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Jalilul Akbar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Abdul Jalilul Akbar
عبد الجليل الأكبر‎
Sultan of Brunei
Reign1598–1659
PredecessorMuhammad Hasan
SuccessorAbdul Jalilul Jabbar
BornAbdul Jalilul Akbar ibnu Muhammad Hasan
Died1659
SpouseRadin Mas Ayu Siti Aishah
Issue
Detail
Posthumous name
Marhum Tua (مرحوم توا)
HouseBolkiah
FatherMuhammad Hassan
ReligionSunni Islam

Abdul Jalilul Akbar ibnu Muhammad Hasan (Jawi: عبد الجليل الأكبر ابن محمد حسن‎; died 1659),[1] posthumously known as Marhum Tua, was the eleventh Sultan of Brunei.[2] Reigning for 61 years from 1598 until 1659, Abdul Jalilul Akbar is the longest reigning Sultan of Brunei to date.

According to Jamil Al-Sufri's Tersilah Brunei, he was quoted being a wise ruler and quick to understand antics of his brother, Ibrahim Ali Omar Shah.[1] Through his rule, Brunei saw the strengthening of ties between the Spanish Empire, which was heavily affected by the Castilian War. Moreover, it was only during his reign where the Sultan Hasan's Canons (Syariah Penal Code) were fully implemented and used.[3]

  1. ^ a b Awang.), Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri (Pehin Orang Kaya Amar Diraja Dato Seri Utama Haji (1997). Tarsilah Brunei: Zaman kegemilangan dan kemasyhuran (in Malay). Jabatan Pusat Sejarah, Kementerian Kebudayaan Belia dan Sukan. pp. 146, 201.
  2. ^ Museum, Sarawak (2 December 1997). The Sarawak Museum Journal (in Malay). Sarawak Museum. p. 265.
  3. ^ "Syariah Penal Code not new to Brunei | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.