Bolkiah

Not to be confused with Hassanal Bolkiah.
For the neighbourhood in Kampong Ayer, see Kampong Bolkiah.

Bolkiah
بلقية
Sultan of Brunei
Reign1485–1524
Coronation1485
PredecessorSulaiman
SuccessorAbdul Kahar
Died17 July 1524[1]
Kota Batu, Brunei
Burial
Mausoleum of Sultan Bolkiah, Kota Batu, Brunei
SpousePuteri Laila Menchanai[2]
Issue
Detail		Sultan Abdul Kahar
HouseBolkiah
FatherSultan Sulaiman
ReligionSunni Islam

Bolkiah ibni Sulaiman[3] (Jawi: بلقية ابن سليمان‎; died 17 July 1524)[1] or commonly known as Nakhoda Ragam (Jawi: ناخودا راڬم‎), was the sultan of Brunei from 1485 until his death in 1524, he ascended the throne upon the abdication of his father, Sultan Sulaiman.[4] His reign was known as the "Golden Age of Brunei" due to its dominance throughout Borneo and the southern Philippines.[5]

He is considered the first sultan to ever used cannons, as the Sultan paid 40 Javanese blacksmiths to teach metal casting in Brunei, possibly introducing cannon casting. Those 40 Javanese introduced cannon technology to Brunei.[6]

Bolkiah was mentioned in the Batu Tarsilah, a 19th-century Bruneian stone tablet which describes the genealogy of the Sultans of Brunei.[7][8] He was also mentioned in the Silsilah Raja-Raja Berunai, a 19th-century manuscript which also describes the same genealogy.[9][10] The Spaniards refer to him as Sultan Salan in the Boxer Codex, a 16th-century Spanish manuscript.[11]

  1. ^ a b Nicholl 1989, p. 183.
  2. ^ 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. p. 27.
  3. ^ Mail, Asbol (2024). Traditional Malay Monarchy. Abingdon; New York: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003459545. ISBN 978-1-040-10247-3.
  4. ^ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (2009). "Bolkiah, Sultan (r. 1485–1524)". Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (second ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
  5. ^ "Makam Sultan Bolkiah (1485–1524)". JABATAN MUZIUM. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ^ Jalil, Ahmad Safwan (2012). Southeast Asian Cannon Making in Negara Brunei Darussalam (MA thesis). Flinders University. pp. 10–11.
  7. ^ Low 1880, p. 34.
  8. ^ Shariffuddin & Ibrahim 1974, p. 90.
  9. ^ Sweeney 1968, pp. 2–3.
  10. ^ Shariffuddin & Ibrahim 1974, p. 87.
  11. ^ Carroll 1982, p. 17.