Sabah conflict (1771)

Sabah conflict
Part of the North Borneo dispute

The Sulu Sultanate tried to claim the eastern part Sabah as promised by Muhyiddin after the Bruneian Civil war
Date1771 – 1775/1776
Location
Sabah
Result
  • Bruneian victory
  • Sulu troops under Datu Teting flee back to Sulu
Belligerents
Bruneian Empire Sulu Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Omar Ali Saifuddin I
Pengiran Temenggong Ampa		 Azim ud-Din I
Datu Teting  Surrendered[1][2]
Strength
Unknown; bigger than the Sulu army Unknown; smaller than the Bruneian army
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Sabah conflict sometimes called Bruneian–Sulu War and North Borneo conflict was a conflict between the Bruneian Sultanate and the Sultanate of Sulu.

  1. ^ "Pusat Sejarah Brunei - Sultan - Sultan Brunei". www.history-centre.gov.bn. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
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