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Hey guys! I think this one should be merged with Political dynasties in the Philippines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bootkinero ( talk • contribs) 15:22, 23 May 2010 (UTC) reply

During The Reigned Of Sultan Badaruddin-I

In this time, due he was born Datu Lagasan (Sultan Azimuddin/Alimuddin-I) from his first wife (from Soopeng, Sulawesi) & Raja Muda Datu Bantilan (Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin) from his second wife (the Tirun Ruler Princess), then the Sulu Sultanate kingdom had 2 heirs. Its a "First & the Second heir apparents". Nowadays, the first heir-apparents known as Kiram & Shakiraullah families. And the second heir apparent known as the Maharajah Adinda families.

· SULTAN BADARUDDIN-I married to the Tirun princess for the purposed want to void the Tirun peoples from against the Sulu Sultanate "Power" in North-Borneo territory. He is the one who's put many "Panglimas" in every corners of the North-Borneo for maintain his power on the territory. The Panglimas of the Sultan of Sulu came from many tribes. Some from Sulu, Iranun, Badjau, Kadazan & other tribes. · The Panglimas duties were collecting the "Tax" from the inhabitants of the North-Borneo territory (*as representatives of the Sultan of Sulu. Collecting "Tax" from the inhabitants of the North-Borneo, made the inhabitants HATED the Sulu Sultanate & the Sultans of Sulu), collecting any material which its could became the "Incomes" of the Sulu Sultanate such as; Bird's Nest, Turtles shell, Pearls & etc. · For example, the "Bird's Nest" in Maddai Caves, Kunak, Sabah was mandated to collected by the Iranun Panglima's . Since then the Iranun peoples generations in the area till present day still continuing collecting the "Bird's Nest" from the Maddai Caves. Anyway, by the "LOST" of the "SULTAN OF SULU", the Iranun peoples in the area just collecting the Bird's Nest for their benefits only. (*Anyway, there was the "Appointed-Letter" was given to the Irunan Panglima's from the Sultan of Sulu, as installation of him as panglima & his duties in North-Borneo. This "Letter's" must be still kept by the present Iranun Panglima's generations). The Sulu Sultanate Protocol System (The Tartib) then need to ROTATES the Sulu throne among the first & the second heir apparents. "The Succession", please refer to; Muslims in the Philippines (Sulu Political Institution) by Cesar Abib Majul -Page 398-399). And the Sulu throne should not be MONOPOLIED or OCCUPIED by ONE side heirs only.

The Reigned Of Sultan Muhammad Fadl Pulalun

In September 1862, Sultan Pulalun died. The throne was offered to his uncle DATU ARANAN, from the Maharajah Adinda families, He sat on the Sulu throne for a week only & using the title name as "Maharajah Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan/Adanan Puyo" . That's why in Sulu he was known as "Sultan Daih-daih". Mean, the shortest reigned Sultan of Sulu. And due to that, his name was not listed on the Sulu Sultanate genealogy, due to not enough 40 day of reigned, as the protocol needed).

Thus was the sultanate offered to Jamalul-Azam, a son of Pulalun. Datu Daniel, the Amir Bahar, and whose cotta in Jolo once gave the Spaniard a great deal of trouble in Jolo Campaign in 1851, contested the succession. The datu desired to have his son-in-law, Datu Jamalul-Kiram, a grandson of Sultan Shakiraullah to become a sultan. But Datu Aranan INTERVENTION in the matter as well as Spaniard refusal to show any sympathy for Datu Daniel's cause, led the majority of the datus to proclaim Jamalul-Azam as Sultan, (Refer to; Muslims in the Philippines -Page 343-344).

Do anybody AWARE, that because of Datu Aranan intervention, Datu Jamalu-Azam succeeded to proclaimed as Sultan of Sulu in 1862. And from that matter, when he signing the 1878 North-Borneo "Padjak=Leasing" Agreement, he was using the words term "The heirs AND successors" 4 times in the agreement, NOT the words term as "The heirs OR successors", (Refer to: Nicholas Tarling, Sulu And Sabah -Page 329). The words term was for LIMITED the claimants over the North-Borneo territory in future. And the right claimant's should be truly came from the Sulu Sultanate royal families as "The heirs" & in the same time can be "The successors" to the Sulu sultanate throne, by following the Sulu Sultanate Protocol System (The Tartib). By the using the words term "The heirs AND successors" in the 1878 North Borneo Leasing/Padjak Agreement, showed that Sultan Jamalul-Azam want the Maharajah Adinda families to inherits the rights over the North Borneo territory in future. That's also showed his compensation to his relative grandfather's (Datu Aranan) for his kindness till Datu Jamalul-Azam succeeded to be the Sultan of Sulu in 1862.

So, by the death of Sultan Badaruddin-II in 1884, or by the death of Sultan Jamalu-Kiram-II in 1936, which both of the Sultan had "No male heir" (Refer; Nicholas Tarling, Sulu And Sabah -Page 327 & from the PAWCI Record's), then supposedly on that times, the Sulu throne should be given back to the Maharajah Adinda families. Unfortunately, till present the first heir-apparents (Kiram & Shakiraullah families) still want to "Monopolied & Occupied" the Sulu throne. (Their action were totally against the Sulu Protocol System=The Tartib of Sulu. Due to misunderstood of the Sulu protocol system, then there were emerged so many proclaimed "Sultans" in Sulu till present day).

Family History

The Journey of the struggle for the rights of the Royal Family Of Aranan, Sulu sultanate has beenstarted since the beginning of the 70s again, which was then headed by HRH Datu MuhammidulAli Aranan and his first cousin HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahman Halun Aidarus. At this time, all history and all the evidence of right for the heir of Royal Family Aranan to the Sulu Sultanate (2ndHeirs Apparent) have been uncovered and expose themselves by HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali who was currently under review, search and collect important evidence for the right Of Royal family of Aranan. At this time all the evidence too strong Like geneology descendant of Sulu sultanate family, the flag of Sulu State, and disciplinary protocols Rumah Bichara and system of government, the Pulau Janggih (Sepong Janggi) and also all the other evidence is a source of reference throughout the heir to a royal family member of Sultanate of Sulu, until to this day.

After a 70's towards the end of the beginning of an early 80's, all the surveys and the collection ofevidence and the search was completed and the struggle for the right of Royal family Aranan of the sultanate of Sulu has began. HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali and HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahmanhas tried to spread the Sulu sultanate, the claim for the Royal Family Of Aranan is entitled toadminister of Sulu to the whole state of Sabah, including Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Sandakan, LahadDatu, Tawau through the Philippines. At the date of 1 January 1981, HRH Datu Muhammidul Alihas sent HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahman as a Royal representatives Of Aranan Family to Manila inthe Philippines for a meeting with the President claims the right to express the sultanate of Sulu.

In 1983, after meeting with the Philippine government to respond positively to the national independence of Sulu, HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali and HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahman has the full support of H.E Haji Arsyad Sali, the current governor of Sulu. Each movement is in order by HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali and Datu Sharif Abd Rahman has been in Strongly by major financial representative (Financial supporter) who was one of Them is Mr..Ahmad Totong Abubakar, The Sulu Millionaire and Tuan Haji Imam Amilhamja. HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali and HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahman is on accompanied by Haji Arsyad, Mr..Ahmad Totong and Tuan Haji Imam Amilhamja to returned to Manila to file a claim to the state of Sulu and the people's rights and national independence in an International Court On The City Of Taguig Maharlika, Manila.

After two years passed before in 1985, a first meeting (1st Summit Meeting) between the Royal Family Of Kiram heirs and the government of the Philippines was held. The outcomes of the meeting had achieved through the conference was designed as an idea which is headed by Sultan Jamalul Kiram-III to declare war against Sabah who also designed by representatives Kiram in Sabah, headed by YB Datuk Jeffrey Kittingan who is a former minister in Sabah . Due to this, after the matter comes to the Royal Family Aranan, on 27 March 1985, the official representative HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahman has made an official statement to prevent the delegation, he had sent letters of notification to the table the Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohammed to tell the government why it is blocking him in the State.

In addition, in the Year 1986 Datu Sharif Abd Rahman and HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali have been declared to suspend all claims from all over the Sultanate of Sulu heir families. By 1988 also, a conflict occurs among families of Aranan, HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali and his cousin, HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahman was having a misunderstanding. This situation forced the terminated Position of HRH Datu Sharif Abd Rahman in 1989 as the official representative appointed for Royal family Aranan. Datu Sharif Abd Rahman has resigned and caused the original claim in the name he had has freeze well. This in turn forced to claim independence and rights of the sultanate of Sulu for family Aranan in the file right back in 1990. HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali with strong supporters and representatives of H.E Haji Arsyad and his main financial Mr..Ahmad Totong Abubakar has come back to Manila for filing claims to Sulu country. To File a claim that was made in Sulu and was Accepted by the peoples in 1993.

In 1994, the Embassy of the Philippines and Malaysia had hosted a conference gathering (Summit Meeting) at the Palace Hotel Kota Kinabalu in the all-heirs of the sultanate of Sulu, which again led by HRH Datu Muhammidul as the sole representative of the family of Aranan and Mr Ahmad Totong Abubakar as an advisor . Many Heir attend to the conference include Kiram family that was represented by HRH Princess Mariam Tanglao Kiram wives to the late HRH Sultan Mahakutta Kiram, Datu Kaidar ,Datu Pugdar Julaspi and Sultan Rodinood Julaspi, heir to the family of Shakiraullah has represented by Datu Ir.Munir Julkanain , Datu Sir. Alangan, and Sir.Ir. Bazaar while the family of Harun Al-Rasyid is also represented by Datu Harun Ar-Rashid-II.Through a confidential meeting of the conference, the Embassy of the Philippines under the plans of the United States has offered RM100, 000,000 (RM100million) to HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali who heads the Aranan Family of the sultanate of Sulu heirs and successors witnessed by all those present to sign the repeal of powers and the administration of the sultanate Sulu.

However HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali refused to sign it because not even interested in the offer, he does not quickly seduced by the currency or tactics-dirty are often made by the Philippine government. Philippine Embassy in the United States has plans to make an offer had been due to the fear of filing a claim with the sultanate of Sulu, HH Datu Muhammidul Ali made by Ali himself is appalling all foreign countries. Issues such claims to be a hot issue to electrify the entire land of the Philippines and Malaysia. The issue of claims made were displayed in all local newspapers in the Philippines through to Malaysia. Among the newspaper "Rapid Fire" issue Zamboanga Times in 1995.

In addition, HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali also sent a letter to Brunei to make a special appointment of relatives of the Sultanate of Sulu and the Sultanate of Brunei on July 28, 1995. This meeting aims to strengthen relations of kin and the Brunei government for help to voice the rights and independence of the sultanate of Sulu claim to being the right of his file.

after the dissemination of such claims issue, The representatives from the Manila consulate Sir.Artimeo Arthuro Jr. met HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali in Sabah, with advisers and representatives of major financial Mr.Ahmad Totong Abubakar to launch more such claims. Vice consul Manila Sir.Artimeo Arthuro Jr. have been bringing the Aranan family claims to Manila, and again was sensational throughout the Filipino community, including Sulu to 1996. Once the prevalence of claims and rights of the Sultanate of Sulu, one of the world's largest wine producer is San Miguel which is represented by the president Sir.Mc Percival has offered to be one of the organizers of the Sultanate of Sulu in the financial on year 1997 and held a special discussion with HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali to express the desire and intention to help in the struggle of the sultanate of Sulu.

In 1998, HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali was met by CIA Governor In Philippines, Dr Haji Asakh. The purpose of the meeting once again is to advise HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali to stop all claims of the Sulu sultanate by Aranan Family and offers a sum Peso500,000, 000 million (5 hundred million Peso) if HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali deliver all documents and all claims on Sulu . Strongly once again, HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali refused the offer and has insult them to leave from office as the unthinkable was to take the money that is considered sacred because of the struggle of private interests for the Aranan family of the sultanate of Sulu not to raise money and make it like a business (Business ) are traded, but blatant as the interests of the people of Sulu, who was tortured as a result of careless and negligent administration of the sultanate of Sulu himself.

By the year 1999, the filing of claims by the Aranan family made of HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan and has been strongly support by the Sulu Governor Haji AbduSakur Tan after the death of a former governor H.E Haji Arsyad Sali who supports HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali at around80-s. Sulu Governor Haji AbduSakur Tan who is the younger brother in law of HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali was inviting into his office at the Capitol in the Province of Sulu while accompanied by the powerful people of Sulu Mr.Ahmad Totong together with Mr Habib Nizam Abubakar who is the former of principal and Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the MNLF Prof.Dr.Nur P. Misuari, and who was one is Habib Gulamu, the one of the Millionaire of Sulu at that time.

In addition, the mid-1999,HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali has come to Zamboanga to meet with contributors of manpower and finances in Manila,Tuan Haji Titing which accompanied by his son, who was one famous Millionaires in Zamboanga.HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali also brought to its core lawyers Mr.Attorney Johan to meet with members of other professional workers to participate in helping to strengthen the support for such claims Enginr.AbduRajik, Sharif Mokhtar, Ret.Major Abd Ghapar Sanoh.HRH datu Muhammidul Ali was also in his private pilot is accompanied by Captain Al-Sharif Hashim from the International Pilot Academy Philipines

At the end of 1999, the HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali had made a visit to the Palace of Sultan Akidjal Attik Kiram, the Sultan of Sulu, which is recognized as such by the government of Malaysia and the Philippines to strengthen the influence of the support. The claims of the Sultanate of Sulu to Aranan Family has received much attention from the CIA and had sent its representative Mr.Sheid Lebanesse to met with HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali in Manila to offer assistance to Aranan Family. Through these meetings, representatives of the CIA Mr.Sheid Lebanesse led all information and copies of Sulu Claim and pictures to the International Court from HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan, from the Aranan Family. All copies of documents and claims have come to the table to the world organisations.

In about the year 2000, HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali have been able to detect some properties of Sulu by representatives researcher Sharif Mukhtar, Hj.Abd Ghani and Ret.Mejar Hj.Abd Ghapar Sanoh. Among these properties of The Sulu Sultanate, including the Global Alliance Investment Association (GAIA) who has made a formal statement of all the properties available and the Bank of the United States, such as Bank of San Francisco, California and Bank of Dallas Texas. Several months later, the world organisations has been difficult to respond to HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali that unites all the requests for the Heir who later formed a country that will be given the rights and independence through the United Nations Organization (UN), which will review the country's Sulu at that time. However, all claims made by HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali had failed to unite because not all of the heirs of the sultanate of Sulu has a turbulent past that time. HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali only to unite the heir to the Aranan family of the Sultanate of Sulu was the only to the consolidation agreement and approval in 1995 again.

Letters to the official statement sent by the representatives of the USA on all properties in the Sultanate of Sulu, U.S. Bank, Bank Of San Francisco California and Bank of Dallas Texas

In the same year 2000, Aranan family rights movement struggles have been indirectly connected by HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II, the Other Cosuin of HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali. Through its own reference family geneology descendant of the Sultanate of Sulu and strong evidence like documents of Pulau Janggih, custom protocol, discipline and the constitution of the sultanate of Sulu Ancient Classic set by HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali To HRH Sultan Aliuddin Haddis Pabilah Indeed, since the early 90 another's survey was reviewed by HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II. At this time all the family relationships of the Sultanate of Sulu has a family relationship with other Islamic sultanate from the Prophet Muhammad has been uncovered.

In the meantime, in the motion that the order by the Datu Rajabongsu-II has appointed HRH Datu Ladjamura Wasik as a representative who is also a cousin to be representative of Information of Aranan Family on the date 29 January 2005. All The Constitution and the direction of the struggle for the Aranan family of the sultanate of Sulu in the new when it has been made by the HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II through various methods and entrusted to HRH Datu Ladjamura to implement the policy. In September 2006, the discovery of a Aranan family was held at Taman Cheng Ria, Malacca attended by HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali, HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II, HRH Datu Ladjamura and HRH Datu Ombra. The result of these meetings will again be making a claim on Sulu Where were agreed HRH Datu Ladjamura to be sent to Sulu as Representatives for uniting the Entire families and the people of Sulu in the country. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 16:51, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

In The Early 2006, After the consult with the entire family, The Family Of Maharaja Adinda Aranan has found and Came back with more Legal Information, fact and document which carry the base of Completed Royal Family Geneology relationship to Two early legacy Of The Royal Family Of The Sulu Sultanate Kiram and Aranan and just then emerging from the Kiram Families were to Shakiraullah. The Sultanate of Sulu family is the legacy of three family which are Kiram, Shakiraullah and Aranan. Means that the system increases the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu is the rotation and is the most exciting things that are not known to the world today. Rotation throne successfully articulated by researchers in the history of the Sultanate of Sulu from the family of Maharaja Adinda Aranan through the first World Royal Researcher HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II in the study.

In the Last 2006, HRH Datu Raja Bongsu II has completed 9 years of studying the Sultanate of Sulu and has successfully completed the manuscript and a variety of evidence amazing from all over the world at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars and he began sending letters to the ICJ, Swiss Bank, National Archives of England, the Government of Malaysia and the Philippines itself.

What is more important is that after HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II has completed The Sulu Sultanate include information on the Internet (wikipedia) in 2006, several professors in relation to his European success, including taking on the study of the Sultanate of Sulu is made of scientific research in the Royal Institute Study Of Mediterranean And Southeast Asia by Donald Tick @ Rajamuda Kuno. But 2006 was the beginning of the dissemination of information about the Sultanate of Sulu. At the end of 2006, several websites have emerged that call themselves as the Sultan of Sulu as such www.sultanatesulu.orgunder HRH Sultan Esmail Kiram,www.royalsulu.com under HRH Sultan Muhammad Fuad Kiram and Many more.

To this day, people are increasingly claiming to be the Sultan of Sulu. Supposedly they had the Sultanate of Sulu Genealogy, although if some of them investigated using information from the Geneology Of Descendant Of The Sulu Sultanate arrangement by HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II is included in the internet before, and some are using Geneology descendant from The Sultanate of Brunei.

However, most Internet materials is not a reliable reference for anyone who can put it as a search and anyone can dispute the authenticity. So the reference of the original books as well as the reinforcement must have proof. In the context of the Sultanate of Sulu, HRH Datu Rajabongsu-II has indicated to the books “Tausug and The Sulu Sultanate by Asreemoro from his so many books of reference, including The Genealogy of the Sultanate of Brunei "Tarsilah Brunei I & II" by Pehin Prof. Hj Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri, "Sulu & Sabah" Nicholas Tarling, "Islam in the Philippines' Prof. Cesar Adib Majul and some reference books that others, especially those focused on the Sabah claim by the Philippines.

Only after discussion with the family of Maharaja Adinda Aranan, unanimously agreed to send HRH Datu Ladjamura Wasik Aranan to Sulu to represent the family of Aranan as the main representative of families in Sulu. With persistence HRH Datu Ladjamura wasik Aranan has successfully spread the propaganda about the heir to the sultanate of Sulu that the Maharaja Adinda Aranan Family has the rights to the people of Sulu.

Finally in 2007, HRH Datu Wasik Ladjamura Aranan in accompanied by HRH Datu Ali Muhammidul Aranan has successfully gathered the people of sulu and has successfully held a ceremony in the history of the Glory that is Sulu raised the official flag under the Family Of Maharaja Adinda Aranan as a sovereign country. HRH Datu Ladjamura Wasik Aranan and and HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan has held a flag hoisting ceremony in several areas around the island of Sulu and also held a press conference in Sulu, and next to Zamboanga. The Raise Flag Ceremony was also attended by Prof. Dr. Emanuel D. Mangubat, and several eminent persons in Sulu.

In 2008, a people's movement was also propagated by HRH Datu Ladjamura Wasik Aranan and has successfully established a party of the people of the United Tausug Citizens (UTC) under Maharaja Adinda Aranan Family. Through this party is a lot of radical movements of the sultanate of Sulu in the Royal family of Aranan has been in the moving conduction so that movement of people "Peoples Power" for the people to speak to about the rights of the people of Sulu over their nations.

Through the Way that was brought by United Tausug Citizens Organization (UTC), few steps to introduce the people and the Interim government of Sulu Darul Islam was in pigment production including Birth Certificate to the people of Sulu. Through this motion, United tausug Citizens has established a commission of Civil Registration under the Interim Ministry of Civil Registral headed by Datu Assarani Bin Jurani based in Buansa, Sulu in the middle of 2008. The Commission has successfully registered a total of more than 20 thousand citizenship in Sulu at the time. This proposal has also brought a great success to the people of Sulu and the entire royal family heir of Maharaja Adinda Aranan than a few individuals of other royal families of the sultanate of Sulu.

With great sacrifice of HRH Datu Ladjamura Wasik Aranan, on March 17, 2009. All the people of Sulu and some other family, headed by HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan have been consent the proclamation of HRH Datu Ladjamura Wasik Aranan as the Sultan of Sulu from the Royal family of Maharaja Adinda Aranan (but majority of the royal member of the royal house still not agreed and recognized him as the sultan of sulu which he had been only appointed as the representatives of the royal family to unites peoples in Sulu but his proclamation has held by his peoples that were consisted of more than 1 millions follower, the tausug citizens in sulu) for replacing the previous throne of HRH Sultan Aliuddin haddis Pabilah that he should ascend the throne in 2004 but, due to lack of public and adequate financial support, he cannot ascend the throne should he occupied. HRH Datu Ladjamura Wasik Aranan has successfully proclaimed in Buansa, Sulu and change his name to HM Sultan Mohd. Bantilan Muezuddin-II Aranan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 16:53, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Sultanate Era

The history of Sulu begins with Makdum, a Muslim missionary, who arrived in Sulu in 1380. He introduced the Islamic faith and settled in Tubig Indangan, Simunul until his death. The Mosque's pillars at Tubig-Indangan which he built still stand.

In 1390, Raja Baguinda landed at Buansa and extended the missionary work of Makdum. The Arabian scholar Abu Bakr arrived in 1450, married Baguinda's daughter, and after Baguinda's death, became Sultan, thereby introducing the sultanate as a political system. Political districts were created in Parang, Pansul, Lati, Gitung, and Luuk, each headed by a panglima or district leader.

After Abu Bakr's death, the sultanate system had already become well established in Sulu. Before the coming of the Spaniards, the ethnic groups in Sulu--the Tausug, Samal, Yakan, and Bajau--were in varying degrees united under the Sulu sultanate, considered the most centralized -political system in the Philippines. Called the "Moro Wars," these battles were waged intermittently from 1578 till 1898 between the Spanish colonial government and the Muslims of Mindanao.

In 1578, an expedition sent by Gov Francisco de Sande and headed by Capt Rodriguez de Figueroa began the 300-year warfare between the Tausûg and the Spanish authorities. In 1579, the Spanish government gave de Figueroa the sole right to colonize Mindanao. In retaliation, the Muslims raided Visayan towns in Panay, Negros, and Cebu. These were repulsed by Spanish and Visayan forces. In the early 17th century, the largest alliance composed of the Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausûg, other Muslim groups was formed by Sultan Kudarat or Cachil Corralat of Maguindanao, whose domain extended from the Davao Gulf to Dapitan on the Zamboanga peninsula. Several expeditions sent by the Spanish authorities suffered defeat. In 1635, Capt Juan de Chaves occupied Zamboanga and erected a fort. In 1637, Gov Gen Hurtado de Corcuera personally led an expedition against Kudarat, and triumphed over his forces at Lamitan and Ilian. On 1 January 1638, de Corcuera with 80 vessels and 2000 soldiers, defeated the Tausûg and occupied Jolo. A peace treaty was forged. The victory did not establish Spanish sovereignty over Sulu, as the Tausûg abrogated the treaty as soon Spaniards left in 1646.

In 1737, Sultan Alimud Din I entered into a "permanent" peace treaty with Gov Gen F. Valdes y Tamon; and in 1746, befriended the Jesuits sent to Jolo by King Philip. The "permission" of Sultan Azimuddin-I (*the first heir-apparent) allowed the Christians Jesuit enter Jolo was against by his young brother's Raja Muda Maharajah Adinda Datu Bantilan (*the second heir-apparent). Datu Bantilan did not want the Christian Jesuits disturbed or dishonored the Muslims faith in the Sulu Sultanate kingdom. The fought of these two brother, made Sultan Azimuddin-I leave Jolo to Zamboanga, then to Manila in 1948. Then Raja Muda Maharajah Adinda Datu Bantilan was proclaimed as sultan, taken the name as Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin.

Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin was a "Saviour" to the Sulu Sultanate kingdom. If he did not fought his brother Sultan Azimuddin-I (*Sultan Azimuddin-I was allowed the Christian Jesuits to entor Jolo and allowed them to spread the "Christians Doctrine" among the Muslims in Sulu), maybe since that time (1748), the Sulu Sultanate kingdom was already became "Christians Country" as what happened to Manila. Nowadays, the generation of Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin (*the Maharajah Adinda Families) will try again to save the Sulu Sultanate for the second times. Which the Sulu Sultanate seems was demolished under the first heir-apparents management.

In 1893, amid succession controversies, Amirnul Kiram became Sultan Jamalul Kiram II, the title being officially recognized by the Spanish authorities. In 1899, after the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War, Col Luis Huerta, the last governor of Sulu, relinquished his garrison to the Americans (Orosa 1970:25-30).

Fall of the Sultanate

During the Philippine-American War, the Americans adopted a policy of noninterference in the Muslim areas, as spelled out in the Bates Agreement of 1899 signed by Brig Gen John Bates and Sultan Jamalul Kiram II of Jolo. Although the Bates Agreement had "pacified," to a certain extent, the Sulu sultanate, resistance continued. In 1901, panglima (district chief) Hassan and his followers fought the Americans, believing that acceptance of American sovereignty would affect his own authority (Che Man l990:46-47).

After the Philippine-American War, the Americans established direct rule over the newly formed "Moro province," which consisted of five districts-Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, Davao, and Sulu. Political, social, and economic changes were introduced. These included the creation of provincial and district institutions; the introduction of the public school system and American-inspired judicial system the imposition of the cedula or head tax; the migration of Christians to Muslim lands encouraged by the colonial government; and the abolition of slavery. These and other factors contributed to Muslim resistance that took 10 years "to pacify”. The Department of Mindanao and Sulu replaced the Moro province on 15 December 1913.

With the ratification of the Carpenter Agreement in 1915 and the death of Sultan Jamalul-Kiram-II in 1936 without heir, the Sultanate of Sulu has been abolished. Furthermore, the non-recognition to "any" successor of the sultanate was implemented by President Manuel L.Quezon in Memorandum 20 September, 1937.

The British administrator in Sabah did not formally adopt a policy of non-recognition of the rights of the Sultan of Sulu and his descendents in Sabah. Attempts by some Datuks in Sabah to take up their succession case with the Sultan of Brunei had failed. To this day the Malaysian government secretly pays the lease to the heirs of the Sultan as decided by a U.S. judge but claimants from Sabah had never been considered.

Some historians claim that the title should have shifted to the second heir apparent.

• The Carpenter Agreement in 1915 only reduces the authority of the Sultan, but does not abolish the Sultanate.

• Following the Sulu Sultanate protocol system or "Tartib", upon the death of a Sultan with no heir to the throne, the title should shift to the second heir-apparent since that time.

• The non-recognition to any "Successors" of Sultan Jamalul-Kiram II by President Manuel L.Quezon in "Memorandum 20 September, 1937", refers only to "The primary heir" of the Sulu Sultanate and does not mean abolishment of the Sulu Sultanate.

It is claimed that the Maharajah Adinda families are the rightful "heirs and successors" to the Sulu Sultanate kingdom as documented on "The 1878 North-Borneo Padjak Agreement". That agreement never refer to the whole of Sabah, only to the eastern part of Sabah. This is reinforced by the fact that the Tausûgs only settle in the regions from Kudat to Semporna. The claims of the Philippines government over Sabah appears to ignore the descendents of the Sulu Sultan in Sabah who were administrating the region on behalf of the true Sultan and the democratic rights of the current inhabitants. What is worse, the claim is over areas that are clearly not part of the mortgage(pajak/Sanda) agreement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 16:56, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Tartib And Protocol

The Linear Pattern Of Succession was not in accord with the spirit of Succession to the sulu sultanate. If this, however, took place in the nine-teenh century it was either on account of strong sultans who would have only their sons succeed them or the sheer weakness of the other contenders. When the pattern of linear succession was disregarded, the sultan’s position tended to pass on the either a brother or nephew. A variation of this was to have a cousin succeed another. In any case, it was desirable to have as sultan one who was the son of a previous sultan although the succession was not to be direct or immediate one.A general rule would be as follows. If A1 is succeeded by his brother B1 would be A2 (the oldest living son of A1). Here a nephew directly succeeded by his brother B1, and B1 is succeeded by another C1, then the successor of C1 can be either a son of A1 or B1. Here again, a nephew succeeds his uncle. Closely similar to this is the following variation. If A1 is succeeded by his brother B1 and, for some reason or another B2 (a son of B1) became sultan, then A2(a son of A1) is given a chance to succeed B2. In this case, the son of a previous sultan succeeds his cousin. Should A1 leave no son qualified to succeed B2 for the post, then there is the possibility that C1 (a brother of A1 and B1) might succeed B2, This is the case of an uncle succeeding his nephew

The Sulu Sultanate Protocol (Tartib)

The Linear pattern of succession was not in accord with the spirit of succession to the sulu sultanate

The Sulu Royal Families :

(The First Heir-Apparent) – Descendent of Sultan Azimuddin@Alimuddin-I 1. Kiram families (symbolized as Kris on the sulu sultanate flags.) 2. Shakiraullah Families (Symbolised with barung on the sulu sultanate flag’s)

( The Second Heir Apparent)- Descendant of Sultan Bantilan Muezuddin-I 3. The Maharaja Adinda Aranan Families (Symbolised as Spear On The sulu sultanate flag’s) Even though in the sulu sultanate protocol (Tartib) just stated as “A,B,C” as instead to the sulu sultanate heirs, we could understand that its pointed to Kiram (A), Shakiraullah (B), and The Maharaja Adinda Aranan Families (C) A general rule would be as follows — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 16:57, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Upon the death of the allegedly poisoned Sultan, the son of the second wife became Sultan. His name was Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Kiram II, who enjoyed a long reign from 1884‐1936.

It was during his reign that America took control of the Philippines. American forces battle‐hardened by annihilating the American Indians eventually conquered Sulu, declaring that the Sultan no longer held sovereign power but did retain spiritual authority.

Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Kiram II married at least ten wives in an effort to sire an heir. However, no wife became pregnant. When his youngest wife had a love affair with Hadjirul, one of the Sultan’s bodyguard, Instead of killing her and the bodyguard, the Sultan took mercy on them and merely sent them into exile to Pangutaran, instead of executing them. In exile, this young wife became pregnant by Hadjirul. The exiled wife and the bodyguard claimed their love child should be Sultan; but no one believed their claims that Julaspi should be crowned. Julaspi died in Maharlika Village, Taguig, in 1998, and had two sons who claim to be Sultan… Rodinhod and Kudar, who obviously have no claim to the throne.

Childless, Jamalul Kiram II died in 1936, during the American occupation. His full brother, the Rajah Muda Mawallil Wasit, the second son of wife Pangiyan Jamila, ascended to the throne.

Four days, after the death of the elder brother, he was crowned by the Ruma Bechara, (Royal Council). Shocking everyone, this new Sultan was believed poisoned six months later, died, and was buried in Maimbung. By the time of his poisoning, Mawallil Wasit was already an old man, since her elder brother had ruled for 52 years. Mawallil Wasit did have three wives. His first wife, named Albiya, bore one child, a daughter named Sitti mariam. His second wife, Ambuh Inang, bore one child, Esmail Kiram I. his third wife, Napsa, gave birth to three children, but only one son, named Punjungan. The daughters were Sitti Radda, the eldest child, and Putli Jahara.

Entranced by her beauty, Mawallil Wasit had abducted Napsa from Simunul Island in Tawi‐Tawi. Some claim that she was already pregnant by a man to whom she had been married for only one week at the time of her abduction, and use this to argue against the legitimacy of Punjungan. Upon the death of Mawallil Wasit, the Sultanate entered a period of competition to see who would become Sultan. Also, shortly after his death, World War II began, with a Japanese occupation of Sulu. With the invaders, the Sultanate began to lose firm control over its destiny.

THE STRUGGLE TO THE THRONE

After the death of Sultan Mawallil Wasit, Dayang Dayang Piandao, a niece of Sultan Jamalul Kiram II and daughter of Sultan Badaruddin II, seated as temporary ruler “sandah”. She asked her subjects to proclaim her husband Datu Ombra Amilbangsa as Sultan Amirul Umara II in January 1937 knowing the issue of proclamationthat obviously displayed a sort of self‐interest on the part of Dayang Dayang Piandao, the Datus of Patikul, whose mothers were descendants of Sultan Shakirullah build their own “Temporal Branch” and selected Princess Andrada, daughter of Datu Tambuyung as their “sandah. She thereby too asked her subjects to select her father Datu Tambuyung and named Sultan Muhammad Jainal Abirin II. His lineage was from Sultan Sakirullah,the brother of Sultan Alimudin III, and the father of Sultan Jamalul Kiram I. His lineage was traced same as Sultans Badaruddin II, Jamalul Kiram II, and Mawallil Wasit, all belonging to the fifth generation. Furthermore, the succession issue in the house of Shakirullah is more acceptable since Sultan Muhammad Jaimal Abirin has the rightful connection as far as leadership is concerned, which is a clear ground prioritation, as compared to Sultan Ombra Amilbangsa who came from Tawi‐Tawi. With this kind of scenario, the struggle to the throne existed, Even though no shedding of blood occur, the issue remain a threat to both sides.

During the Japanese time, Sultan Ombra Amilbangsa becomes an ally of the Japanese troops. This has become a strong driving force that later on proclaimed him as a recognized Sultan of Sulu. Aside from this, he was also proclaimed as governor of Sulu. And upon the success of American liberation in the Philippines against the Japanese troops, Ombra Amilbangasa ran for the office as a Congressman and won. He died due to old age. On the other hand, Sultan Jainal Abirin remained an anti‐colonizer. In opposite to Sultan Ombra Amilbangsa, he deliberately fought with the American troops of Gen. Pershing at the Battle of Bud Bagsak, again with the Japanese troops thus gaining the misinterpreted connotation of being a “rebel” instead of being a “Time Freedom Fighter” until his death due to old age in 1950.

DAYANG DAYANG HADJI PIANDAO ‐is the Daughter of Sultan Badaruddin and his wife Amina. She grew up to be a powerful lady with a very strong influence in governmental affairs and was the power behind the throne during the reigned of Sultan Jamalul Kiram II.

In 1939 Dayang Dayang Hadji Piandao filed a civil case at the Court of First Instance in Jolo, Sulu, for and in behalf of the heirs in the “Deed of Partitions” and recorded in the court the rightful heirs/claimants. Same suit followed in the High Court of the State of North Borneo with Judge Macaskie presiding. The Court ruled in favor of the heirs and they are entitled payment under the 1876 Lease Agreement. Shares as agreed were as follows:

Dayang Dayang Hadji Piandao Kiram 3/8 Princess Tarhata Kiram 3/16 Princess Sakinur in 3/16 Mora Napsa 1/24 Ismail Kiram 1/24 Punjungan Kiram 1/24 Sitti Mariam Kiram 1/24 Sitti Radda Kiram 1/24 Sitti Jahara Kiram 1/24

When Sultan Muhammad Jainal Abirin died in 1950, the Rajah Muda was Esmail Kiram. Thus the Sultanate passes on to the Rajah Muda, the first son of the second wife, Ambuh Inang. This son Esmail was proclaimed, as Sultan Esmail Kiram I in Jolo in 1950.

It was this Sultan who in 1962 ceded the territory of North Borneo to the Republic of the Philippines during the time of President Diosdado Macapagal. During his long reign, the Rajah Muda or Crown Prince, was Datu Punjungan, who was the son of the third wife, Napsa.

In 1974, Sultan Esmail Kiram I died in Jolo. By this time, blazing warfare between Moro and Filipino soldiers was raging in Sulu. In addition, the secret plan of the Philippines to invade North Borneo had ended in the Jabidah Massacre of 1968, and there was suspicion and uncertainty everywhere in the region. Because President Ferdinand Marcos had declared Martial Law I 1972, Crown Prince Datu Punjungan had already fled to North Borneo and dared not return to claim the Sultanate.

Thus, emissaries from President Marcos traveled to Jolo to identify and select a new Sultan. They ask Abraham Rasul, the husband of Santanina Rasul, who should be the next Sultan, in as much as they could not find Datu Punjungan. At the order of President Marcos, a selection committee was formed. This group chose Muhammad Mahakutta Kiram as sultan in 1974. They chose him because he was the first so of the second wife; and since they were unable to find Datu Punjungan, Datu Mahakuttah became Sultan, though not in accordance to standard rules. It was well known that the Crown Prince was alive, thus no new Sultan should have been crowned. This intervention by Manila has had exactly the effect which the Government of the Republic of the Philippines sought, which was to divide and control the people of Sulu. To this day, the competing claims to being Sultan stem from the interference by Manila.

Sultan Mahakuttah was brought to Manila, where he was well financed by President Marcos, lived in the Aurelio Hotel in Mabini, and received a large allowance. He played a large role in recommending to President Marcos who could bring in barter trade goods, with approval by the Southern command officer in charge. While living in Manila, Sultan Mahakuttah fell prey to all vices. Finally, he married Mercy, a Christian woman in Pampanga. In 1976, Sultan Mahakuttah began to lose favor with President Marcos because the “Magic Eight” commanders of the Moro National Liberation front had surrendered to Marcos. They began to get funding, not Sultan Mahakuttah.

When martial law ended in 1980, Crown Prince Punjungan returned to North Borneo to Jolo. The Ruma Bechara, along with all the Datus and the leaders of the different municipalities of Jolo, gathered in Jolo to proclaim Datu Punjungan as the rightful Sultan. At that time, they also proclaimed Datu Jamalul Kiram III as Rajah Mudah. Sultan Mahakuttah was present at the gathering in Jolo and willingly renounced the Sultancy in favor of his uncle, Sultan Punjungan.

Sultan Punjungan reigned from 1980‐1983, and died a natural death in Zamboanga City. Buried in Maimbung, Sulu, the ancestral capital of the Royal Sultanate. Before he died, he wrote a Will of Testament, that all rights of administrative over all his interests shares and participation in all the properties of the Sultanate of Sulu, including its proprietary rights and interests over Sabah, formerly known as British North Borneo, are conferred to his son Datu Esmail Dalus Kiram.

Upon Sultan Punjungan’s death, Crown Prince Datu Jamalul Kiram III was proclaimed Sultan by the council of Datus Simultaneously, Datu Esmail Kiram was proclaimed Rajah Muda, or Crown Prince.

Even before becoming Crown Prince or Sultan, Jamalul Kiram III had taken up residence in Manila and married a Christian woman named Celia, as his second wife. Under the doctrine of “Astanah ha Lupah Sug,” which requires the Sultan to reside in Jolo, the people expected Sultan Jamalul Kiram III to move back to Jolo. However, he never did. After leaving Jolo in the late 1970s, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III never re‐established a residence in Jolo. In fact, when his own son from his first wife, Caroline Tulawie, died in Jolo, he returned briefly but stayed with his brother, Rajah Muda Datu Esmail Kiram. Over a period of twenty years, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III returned to Jolo only once or twice per year for brief visits.

During his visit to Jolo when his son died, the Ruma Bechara advised Sultan Jamalul Kiram III to step down in favor of Rajah Muda Datu Esmail Kiram. It was subsequently agreed that Sultan Jamalul kiram III could retain the title of Sultan, but that Rajah Muda Esmail Kiram would be Sultan in fact in Sulu and North Borneo. It was agreed that if Sultan Jamalul Kiram III decided to return to Jolo, he would be reinstated as Sultan, a process familiar to the Sultanate because of events surrounding the Sultana Azim ud‐Din I or Sultan Aliuddin I, in the 1750s. This Sultan was kept in Manila by the Spanish for many years, and during his absence aother man became Sultan. But when Alimuddin I was able to return to Jolo, he was reinstated as Sultan.

Esmail Kiram II was crowned in Jolo in 2001 after he was found to be in compliance with all the rules of succession. His younger brother, Agbimuddin, became Crown Prince

In 2005, Fuad Kiram was proclaimed in Maharlika Village as Sultan of Sulu. Though a fine man, he does not meet the traditional requirements. First, he was never proclaimed as Rajah Muda. When Fuad’s elder brother, Mahakuttah, became Sultan the person who was named Rajah Muda was Muedzul‐Lail Kiram. Second, Fuad is not a resident of Sulu, but lives in Angono, Rizal. Third, his mother is not of royal blood lines. Fourth, the coronation of Mahakuttah was proclaimed not by the Ruma Bechara but by the government of Ferdinand Marcos.

Recently on 2004, Rajamuda Datu Muedzul‐Lail Kiram has made claims to be rightful Sultan. He is ascended his father's throne Sultan Muhammad Mahakuttah Kiram on 1974. during that time, he has proclaimed as the Rajamuda/Crown Prince of Sulu by his father but his age factor has deficiencies in his claim. nowadays, he attempt to made claimants as the rightful heirs to be a sultan of sulu.

On the last 2009, he has made a unification and agreement known as Kiram-Aranan with HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan, the Head of the royal house of Maharaja Adinda Aranan at his official Astanah in Sanraymundo, Jolo. with the agreement they signed has made his claims more powerful but on 2011, the agreement had problems which the head of the royal house, HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan urgently pulled out with the reason that the royal family of Aranan withdrew the unification between Kiram-Aranan to respect the other legitimate royal family of kiram and need to avoid the worst dispute between kiram family. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 17:01, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

The Treaty Involving Kiram Family Known As Kiram-Bates Treaty

A relatively unknown but significant detail in Philippine history is the Bates Treaty, signed between the U.S. and the Sultanate of Sulu on August 20, 1899. This article looks into the background of that treaty and its consequences.The Filipinos had been waging their War of Independence from Spain when the U.S. "won" the Spanish-American War in the battle of Manila Bay.

Despite the opposition of anti-imperialist forces, the U.S. took possession of the Philippines. Disappointed by and bitter about this unexpected and unforeseen move by the country he had considered an ally, Filipino General Emilio Aguinaldo then turned the war into the Philippine American War. Now labeling the ongoing independence war an "insurrection," the U.S. proceeded to establish control of the Philippine Islands through force. Filipino forces were increasing in the north and becoming a growing concern of the U.S. military. In order to concentrate its limited forces in the north, and to hold at bay the Moro resistance to its colonization in the Sulu Archipelago, the United States resorted to the device of a treaty. Known as the Bates Treaty, it was the first step towards the dissolution of Moro (Muslim population of the southern Philippines) sovereignty and the dismantling of the Sulu Sultanate. The Bates Treaty had promised to uphold mutual respect between the U.S. and the Sultanate of Sulu, to respect Moro autonomy, and to not give or sell Sulu or any part of it to any other nation. In addition, under this treaty the Sultan and his Datus (tribal chiefs) were to receive monthly payments in return for flying the American flag and for allowing the U.S. the right to occupy lands on the islands. A year prior, in December 1898, and with the Tausug (people of Jolo and neighboring islands) unaware that they were among the pawn peoples whose fates were being decided at a table thousands of miles away, the Treaty of Paris was signed, which included their beloved string of islands. In the Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.; and for $20 million the entire Philippines.

Included in this cession were the territories of Mindanao and Sulu, which actually had not been in full Spanish control. About two years later, on November 7, 1900, the U.S. paid an additional $100,000 to Spain to include in the 1898 cession the Sulu islands stretching as far west as Sibutu and Cagayan de Sulu.After their defeat by the U.S., the Spaniards turned over a garrison on the island of Siasi, southwest of Jolo, to the Sultan, who personally went from his seat in Maimbung on the island of Jolo to Siasi to oversee the transfer. It was not until May 1899 that the U.S. sent troops to take over the Spanish fort in Jolo.

The Americans had not been able to get troops to Jolo sooner because, as General. E.S. Otis wrote to Admiral Dewey on May 14, 1899, they could not afford to send any troops outside the Luzon area.The fighting in Luzon was peaking at this time. In the south, the Filipino revolutionary forces had already taken over from the Spaniards a fort in Zamboanga at the southern tip of the island of Mindanao. General Otis estimated it would require 2,000 men to retake the Zamboanga fort. The Spanish fort in the town of Jolo was much smaller and, he surmised, would require only 600 men for its defense after the Spaniards left. "[It] would be a good scheme to send the garries to Jolo immediately, or the Moros would destroy the fortifications and guns and turn them upon us when we appear." So, U.S. troops were immediately sent to Jolo. It was a timely move. The Moros, as he feared, could easily have taken over the fort from the Spaniards. The Sultan had a standing army of 26,000 men.

When the Americans arrived in Jolo, they told Jamalul Kiram II, the sultan of Sulu, that the U.S. had taken over the affairs of Spain and asked the Sultan to recognize the U.S. in the place of Spain, and honor the 1878 provisions of the treaty, which the Sultan had signed with Spain. But the Sultan refused, stating that the U.S. was a different entity and that the U.S. should enter into a new treaty with the Sultanate.The Spanish Treaty of Peace, signed on July 22, 1878, was the last one signed by the Sultan during the Spanish occupation of the town of Jolo. The treaty had allowed Spain to set up a small garrison, covering about 15 acres, in the town of Jolo. Outside the wall, the Sultan still ruled. Scholars fluent in both Spanish and Arabic found the treaty to have translation flaws, which would have implications in the 1898 cession of the Philippine Islands to the U.S. The Spanish version states that Spain had sovereignty over Sulu, whereas the Tausug version describes a protectorate relationship rather than a dependency of Spain.

The treaty says that the customs, laws, and religion of the Moros would not be subjected to Spanish jurisdiction. It made Jolo a protectorate of Spain. This treaty also provided the sultan and his datus monthly payments of 250-1500 Mexican pesos. The sultan had the mistaken impression that the agreement with the Spaniards would be similar to the one he signed six months earlier with the British North Borneo Chartered Company, which paid him $5,000 annually for the use of his North Borneo territories (now Sabah). (The Philippines, under President Diosdado Macapagal in the 1960s, tried to reclaim Sabah in the world court. This continues to be a source of irritation between the Philippine and Malaysian governments.)In place of the Spanish treaty, the sultan presented Brig. General John Bates with a 16-point proposal.

The proposal allowed the U.S. to fly its flag side by side with the Sultanate's and required the U.S. to continue monthly payments to the sultan and his datus. The U.S. was not to occupy any of the land without the permission of the sultan. The sultan's proposal was rejected by Bates, because it did not acknowledge U.S. sovereignty. Bates then countered with his 15-point proposal, which included the recognition of U.S. sovereignty over Sulu and its dependencies, the guarantee of non-interference with Moro religion and customs and a pledge that the "U.S. will not sell the island of Jolo or any other island of the Sulu Archipelago to any foreign nation without the consent of the Sultan." The sultan resisted Bates's offer for several months, but he could not get unanimous support from his ruma bichara (ruling council) to press for his demands to the Americans. Because of this internal dissension, led by his own prime minister and adviser Hadji Butu and two of his top ranking Datus, Datu Jolkanairn and Datu Kalbi, the Sultan on August 20, 1899 conceded to the Americans.

The treaty terms were much more favorable to the U.S. than what the Spanish treaty provided. According to Sixto Orosa, "The people did not wish to come under American sovereignty; but Hadji Butu recognizing the folly of armed resistance, exerted all his influence to prevent another useless and bloody war." Hadji Butu and his son, Hadji Gulamu Rasul would later become favorites of northern Filipinos for opposing the Sultan’s agama court and for favoring integration of Moros into the Philippine republic. By this time, the Sultanate was financially drained and weakened. From1830 when Spain cut off the lucrative Manila-Jolo trade, because it felt threatened by the Sultan’s friendly relations with other European powers like Germany, France and Great Britain, it had to fight Spain’s unrelenting attacks to subjugate it. Class differences was also beginning to tear at the seams of the monarchy. The Sultan never gave up his scheming against the U.S. despite his Datus’ friendliness to the Americans. John Bass of Harper’s Weekly reported that the Sultan was importing a large cache of rifles and ammunition "evidently to maintain his sovereignty." This would later be borne out by a series of cotta (bunker or trench) wars against the Americans by the Sultan’s subjects.

This might not seem plausible as the Sultan had denied any knowledge of his subject’s doings when the U.S. accused him of promoting an insurrection against the U.S. But, in August 1999, I received an e-mail from a friend of Ben Han, a Jolo native, who informed me that Ben Han’s grandfather was an Afghan mercenary hired by the Sultan as an officer in the fight against the Americans between 1906-1913. Whether the Bates treaty made a difference in later years, it is worth mentioning that there was a very critical translation error from English to Tausug. The word sovereignty was not used anywhere in the Tausug version. Article I of the Treaty in the Tausug version states "The support, aid, and protection of the Jolo Island and Archipelago are in the American nation," whereas the English version read "The sovereignty of the United States over the whole Archipelago of Jolo and its dependencies is declared and acknowledged." Najeeb Saleeby, an American of Lebanese descent who was assigned to Mindanao and Sulu, caught the translation flaws and charged Charlie Schuck, son of a German businessman, for deliberately mistranslating the treaty. Schuck was acquitted of all legal charges. Whether mistranslated, the wording of the treaty provided the justification for the U.S. decision to incorporate the Sulu Archipelago into the Philippine state in 1946.The Bates Treaty did not last very long. After the U.S. had completed its goal of suppressing the resistance in northern Philippines, it unilaterally abrogated the Bates Treaty on March 2, 1904, claiming the Sultan had failed to quell Moro resistance and that the treaty was a hindrance to the effective colonial administration of the area. Payments to the Sultan and his datus were also stopped. But in reality, Bates never intended to ratify the treaty. As Bates would later confess, the agreement was merely a temporary expedient to buy time until the northern forces were defeated. "The Treaty was made at a time when nearly all the state volunteers had been sent home and other troops had not arrived to take their places. It was a critical time, as all the troops were needed in Luzon. The Government could not afford to stir up trouble with the Moros. The Treaty was made as a temporary expedient to avoid trouble. It has served its purpose for three years, and there is now no reason why the treaty which was but a temporary measure at a critical time, should not be changed in accordance with the conditions."

The sultan protested vehemently and payments were reinstated. He argued that he could not stop the Moro attacks against the Americans, because the U.S. had imposed poll and land taxes on the population, a practice which the Moros were not used to. In a letter to Governor General Luke Wright in April 1904, the sultan urged the Americans not to "put yokes on our necks that we cannot bear, and don't make us do what is against our religion, and don't ask us to pay poll tax forever and ever as long as there is sun and moon, and don't ask taxes for land which are our rights of the Moro people, including all that grows in Jolo and its islands."Now securely in a position of power and strength after the defeat of the northern Filipinos, the U.S. launched a determined campaign to suppress the ever-defiant Tausugs, who were as opposed to U.S. rule as they had been to the Spanish occupation. Known as the Moro Campaigns, this ferocious war between American soldiers and Moros continued in the south of the Philippines for the next thirteen years, making it the longest war in U.S. history. It was a bloody war; neither side took any quarter, nor gave any. During its course, two infamous massacres occurred on the island of Jolo: Bud Dajo in1906 and Bud Bagsak in 1913.The Battle of Bud Dajo on March 7, 1906 was a consequence of the U.S. "Policy of Disarmament" as implemented by General John "Black Jack" Pershing.

The Moro Wars taught the U.S., albeit costly, the inseparability of a Tausug and his weapon. In turn, what the Moros had to reckon with in the American soldier was the motivation that had fueled the Indian wars in America. The cry "A good Indian is a dead Indian!" became "A good Moro is a dead Moro!" Passions raged and collided, and blood flowed during that crimson period in Jolo. In the Dajo Massacre, some 900 men, women, and children were slaughtered atop an extinct volcano in the municipality of Danag on the island of Jolo. The Americans spared not a single life of the brave Tausugs who defended their mountain retreat -- not a man, woman or infant! Though the bloody campaigns against the Moros officially ended in 1915, U.S. troops continued to encounter sporadic Moro attacks for the next two decades.Recognizing a flaw in the wording of the Bates Treaty, Governor Frank Carpenter asked the sultan, his heirs, and his council to sign another agreement with the U.S. on March 22, 1915--this time, for the Sultan and his heirs to abdicate their claims to the throne. Article IX of the treaty refers to the "government of the sultan." More importantly, the new agreement was meant to put an end to the existing parallel government of the sultan; the Sultan continued to rule as before exercising his powers in all aspects of Moro life, collecting taxes, and trying civil and criminal cases. When the U.S. protested the Sultan’s practice, he simply demurred that his status as sovereign head was reinstated when the U.S. abrogated the treaty in 1904. Thus, Carpenter wrote in his 1916 report that it was "necessary and opportune definitely to extinguish all claims of the sultan to any degree of temporal sovereignty." Implementation of the 1915 Agreement was further delayed by negotiations over what the Sultan and his heirs would receive in exchange for their giving up their temporal powers. The negotiations which concluded in May 1919 gave the Sultan a life-time payment of P12,000 per annum and allowed him and his heirs the usufruct use of public lands. Carpenter was confident that with the settlement final, the Sultan would now cooperate with the U.S. by fully recognizing U.S. sovereignty over Sulu.

In his 1919 Report, Carpenter stated that "this satisfactory conclusion has resulted in the forward advance of the policy of amalgamation and in the complete triumph of the ideals of the Government and the Filipino people. "As the U.S. was preparing to give the Philippines commonwealth status in preparation for its independence in 1946, some Moro leaders favored integration into the republic but majority from both Sulu and Mindanao protested the plan to incorporate their homeland into the Philippine state. "Our public land must not be given to people other than the Moros," they urged. "[I]f we are deprived of our land, how can we then earn our own living? A statute should be enacted to forbid others from taking over our land, a safe and reliable way to forestall a tragedy." But their pleas fell on deaf ears. The U.S. went ahead and turned over the islands to Filipino hands.

In 1946, contrary to its promise under the Bates Treaty "not to give or sell Sulu or any part of it to any other nation," the U.S. incorporated Mindanao and Sulu against the will of the Moro people into the state now known as the Philippine Republic. There is a pressure group called the Friends of the Filipino People, which is an organization founded in 1973 to oppose U.S. support for the Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, megalomaniac, dictatorship.

SOURCES Frank Carpenter, "Report of the Governor of the Dept. of Mindanao and Sulu Frank Carpenter, January 1-December 31, 1914" in Report of the Philippine Commission, 1914, pp. 325-407 inclusive, Bureau of Consular Affairs, War Dept., Government Printing Office (Washington, D.C., 1916). Peter Gowing, Mandate in Moroland: The American Government of Muslim Filipinos 1899-1920, Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, (Quezon City, Philippines, 1977). Vic Hurley, Swish of the Kris, E.F. Dutton, (New York, NY, 1936). Lo Shih-Fu, "The Moro Rebellion: Its History and Background" in Issues and Studies, Volume X, October 1973. Cesar Adib Majul, Muslims in the Philippines, University of the Philippines Press, (Quezon City, Philippines, 1973). Hunter Miller, ed, Treaties and Other International Acts of the U.S.A., Volume 4, 1836-1846, U.S. Government Printing Office, (Washington, D.C., 1934). Lela Garner Noble, Philippine Policy Toward Sabah. A Claim to Independence, The University of Arizona Press (Tuczon, Arizona, 1977). Sixto Orosa, Sulu Archipelago and Its People, World Book Company, (New York, NY, 1931). Ralph Benjamin. Thomas, Muslims but Filipinos. The Integration of Phlippine Muslims, 1917-1946. unpublished doctoral dissertation, History Dept., UPenn, 1971. Najeeb Saleeby, History of Sulu, Manila Filipiniana Book Guild, Inc., (Makati, Philippines, 1963). Rad Silva, Two Hills of the Same Land, Mindanao-Sulu Critical Studies & Research Group (Philippines, 1979). Nicolas Tarling, Sulu and Sabah: A Study of British Policy Towards the Philippines and North Borneo from the Eighteenth Century, New Day Publishers (Quezon City, Philippines, 1985). U.S. Senate, "Bates Treaty", 136, 56th Congress, lst Session, U.S. Government Printing Office, (Washington, D.C. 1900). U.S. Congress, U. S. Treaties at Large, Volume 31, page 1942, 56th Congress, 1899-1901, U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, D.C., ). Legal citation 31 Stat 1942. James Francis Warren, The Sulu Zone 1768-1898: The Dynamics of External Trade, Slavery, and Ethnicity in the Transformation of a SE Asian Maritime State, New Day Publishers (Quezon City, Philippines, 1985). Marion Wilcox, Harper’s History of the War in the Philippines, Harper & Bros., (New York, NY, 1900). Charles Wilkes, "Sooloo" in Volume V of Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, during the years 1838, 1839, 1841, 1842, C. Sherman, (Philadelphia, PA, 1844.). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 17:04, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

List Of Sulu Sultan to be Rulers

1. SULTAN SHARIFUL-HASHIM @ SYED ABU BAKAR IBNI SYED ALI ZAINAL-ABIDIN Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad SAW thru Saidina Hussein r.a Married to the daughter's of RAJA BAGUINDA ALI (The Sulu earlier ruler). The first Sultan of Sulu (1450-1480) His direct-descendents is, 2. SULTAN KAMALUDDIN,

3. SULTAN ALAWADDIN Alledged not became the Sultan of Sulu. 4. SULTAN AMIRUL-UMARA Alledged was an outsider Sultan. Maybe he is Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei. 5. SULTAN MUIZZUDDIN MUTAWADDIN,

6. SULTAN NASARUDDIN AL-AWAL,

7. SULTAN MUHAMMAD UL-HALIM @ PANGIRAN BUDDIMAN UL-HALIM, and 8. SULTAN BETARASHAH TENGAH @ PENGUILAN TINDIG Died without heir. Then the Sulu throne given to;

9. SULTAN MAWALIL-WASIT @ RAJA BONGSU-I @ PANGIRAN SHAHBANDAR MAHARAJALELA IBNI SULTAN MUHAMMAD HASSAN Sultan Hassan was the 9th Sultan of Brunei. The direct-dencendant of Sultan Sharif Ali @ Barkat Ali, dencendent of Prophet's Muhammad SAW thru Saidina Hassan r.a. Sharif Ali @ Barkat Ali ibni Sharif Ajlan ibni Sharif Rumaithah ibni Sharif Muhammad Abu Numae Al-Awal, was the EMIR of MECCA. Sultan Mawalil-Wasit Raja Bongsu-I mother's was the daughter of Sultan Pangiran Buddiman Ul-Halim and the sister of Sultan Betarashah Tengah). 10. SULTAN NASIRUDDIN-II Maybe he is Sultan Qudarat of Maguindanao. 11. SULTAN SALAHUDDIN-KARAMAT @ PANGIRAN BAKHTIAR Alledged in his time the Sultan of Brunei asked for help to settle-down their 10 years sivil war in Brunei. Then Sultan Brunei gave North-Borneo to Sultan of Sulu as a reward. While waiting for Datu Sahabuddin ibni Sultan Salahuddin-Karamat to be entitle installed as Sultan (*Followed the Sulu Protocol), there was installed the "Temporary Sultan of Sulu" to sat on the Sulu throne since 1680-1685, such as,

12. SULTAN ALI SHAH, 13. SULTAN NURUL A'LAM @ SITI KABIRA, and

14. SULTAN AL-HAQUNU IBN WALI UL AHAD.

15. SULTAN SHAHBUDDIN Began recieved the tax payment from North-Borneo 16. SULTAN MUSTAFA SHAFIUDDIN,

17. SULTAN BADARUDDIN-I His mother's was a Tirun lady. And also married a Tirun Princess, the daughter of Tirun ruler as his second-wife. His first wife was from Soopeng, Sulawesi. 18. SULTAN AZIMUDDIN @ ALIMUDDIN-I @ DON FERNANDO DE ALIMUDDIN IBNI SULTAN BADARUDDIN-I Called as the first heir apparent. The ancestor's of Kiram & Shakiraullah families. 19. SULTAN BANTILAN MUIZZUDDIN IBNI SULTAN BADARUDDIN-I Called the second heir apprent. Descendant of the Maharajah Adinda families. 20. SULTAN ALIMUDDIN @ AZIMUDDIN-II Son's of Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin. 21. SULTAN MUHAMMAD ISRAIL,

22. SULTAN SHAFIUDDIN,

23. SULTAN ALIMUDDIN @ AZIMUDDIN-III The 40 days reigned Sultan in 1808. His Raja Muda is Raja Muda Datu Bantilan @ Raja Muda Badaruddin ibni Sultan Alimuddin @ Azimuddin-II. 24. SULTAN ALIUDDIN The Sultan taken the Sulu throne from the Raja Muda Datu Bantilan ibni S.Alimuddin @ Azimuddin-II. 25. SULTAN SHAKIRAULLAH, Shakiraullah families began. 26. SULTAN JAMALUL-KIRAM-I, Kiram families began. 27. SULTAN MUHAMMAD FADL @ SULTAN PULALUN, The Sulu throne then given to his UNCLE, DATU ARANAN in 1862. 28. MAHARAJAH ADINDA/ARINDA SULTAN MOHAMMAD ARANAN/ADANAN PUYO Just sat on the Sulu throne for a week only in 1862. Then he gave the throne to Sultan Pulalun son, Datu Jamalul-Azam @ A'lam. Maharajah Adinda Sultan Muhammad Aranan/Adanan Puyo can give his throne to his sons, either to Datu Halun NarRasyid, Datu Amirul, Datu Mohammad Sheikh/Sie/Seh/Sy or to Datu Laja. But he did not do that, because he still followed to the Sulu Sultanate Protocol System or Tartib of Sulu. Which after the Maharajah Adinda, the throne should give to Kiram or Shakiraullah families son's. And by the strong support of Maharajah Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan/Adanan Puyo, then succeeded Datu Jamalul-Azam @ A'lam to be the Sultan of Sulu, even he was have rival to the throne from Datu Daniel-the Datu Amir Bahar. 29. SULTAN JAMALUL AZAM @ A'LAM, Because of the help & strong supports of his relatives grandfather, Maharajah Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan/Adanan Puyo, then Sultan Jamalul Azam succeded to the throne. As for his compensation to his relative grandfather, then he intended want the Maharajah Adinda Families entitle to inherit the Sulu throne in future, by putting the words "The Heirs AND Successors" in the "1878 North-Borneo Padjak Agreement". He & his cabinet doesn't used the words term "The Heirs OR Successors". By the existances of the words "The heirs AND Successors" in the 1878 North-Borneo Padjak(Lease) Agreement, can proved that the Sulu Sultanate will never can be "Abolish". Because the second heir apparent deserved to claim the Sulu Sultanate throne. 30 SULTAN BADARUDDIN-II,(*Died in 1884) If followed the Sulu Protocol System, since his death without MALE HEIR, the Sulu throne must given back to the MAHARAJAH ADINDA FAMILIES. 31. SULTAN HARUN AL-RASHID, The only Sultan of Sulu in his lineage. Just recognised by Spaniard. 32. SULTAN JAMALUL-KIRAM-II (Died in 1936). After his death, totally the Sulu throne SHOULD given back to the MAHARAJAH ADINDA FAMILIES by followed the Sulu Sultanate Protocol System (*The Tartib of Sulu). THE SULU SULTANATE RULERS ENDED IN 1936 AS A RECOGNISED HEAD OF STATE OF THE TRADITIONAL KINGDOM OF THE SULU SULTANATE & NORTH BORNEO

• This case happened when the last recognised sultan of sulu, Sultan Jamalul Kiram-II (died without no heirs) from the kiram family has signed the treaty which officially known as "Carpenter Agreement" that were contained the limitations of power of sultan as the head of state of the kingdom (The fact refer on the book of Mandate In Moroland by Peter Gordon Gowing, page 348-349) . On MEMORANDUM ORDER 20 SEPTEMBER 1937 issued by President Manuel L.Quezon (The Truthful Fact written by Nicholas Tarling On His Book Sulu And Sabah, page 328 published records on University of Oxford) THE PHILIPPINES DID NOT RECOGNISED ANY HEIRS FROM SULTAN JAMALUL KIRAM-II TO SUCCEED AND ASCENDED THE THRONE (its clear to told us, the lineage from Jamalul Kiram-II has not recognised to claim but can only accepted as the heirs and not a rulers of the successor and the MEMO ORDER has not INVOLVED THE ROYAL FAMILY OF MAHARAJA ADINDA ARANAN. Thus, the Royal family of Maharaja Adinda Aranan is FREE FROM THE LIMITATIONS OF POWER AND RELEVANT TO SUCCEED ANY CLAIMS OF SULU SULTANATE KINGDOM WHICH NOT TIGHTED WITH ANY TREATY OR ANY AGREEMENT signed during the kiram dynasty reigned.)

CONCLUSION TO VERIFY THE REAL SULTAN oF SULU & NORTH-BORNEO. Everybodies can proclaim themselves as Sultan of Sulu & North-Borneo. BUT to be the real Sultan of Sulu & North-Borneo, they should can proved themselves with; 1. Clear genealogy (*Either came from Kiram, Shakiraullah or Maharajah Adinda Families) as symbolized in the Sulu Sultanate flag (Keris for Kiram, Barung for Shakiraullah & Spear for the Maharajah Adinda Families),

2. Had a proved by the historian that their father or their grandfather or their great grandfather stated or mentioned in the book's of history for the Sulu Sultanate.

3. Had a confirmation speech from the historian such as from the Brunei Historical Centre Director's (Pehin Dato' Prof. Dr Muhd Jamil Al-Sufri) regarding the genuine right to their families,

4. Had an "Evidences" to show, such as the Sulu Sultanate royal symbol called "The Pulau Janggi or Sepoh Janggi", Seal, Sultan Costume's or etc.

5. Had a "Proclamation & Recognition" letters from the Sulu Sultanate Royal Council (Rumah Bicara) by following the Sulu Sultanate Protocol System or Tartib of Sulu (*Most of the Sulu Sultanate claimants did not understand to this Sulu Protocol System or Tartib of Sulu), And 6. Had recieved any replied from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), The Hague, The Netherlands or other worlds royalties.

FINAL CONCLUSION: From the 6 simple-matters aboved, it's all complited by THE MAHARAJAH ADINDA FAMILIES. The Real Claimants of the Legitimate Sultan Of Sulu should be recognised by all parties and should be under the Tartib, Protocol and Custom Law Of The Royal House Of Sulu. Currently there is no real sultan of sulu except the pretender to the throne, and the head of the branch/dynasty or the head of family — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 17:05, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Royal House History

The Royal House Of Maharaja Adinda Aranan is among the Ancient Royal House in the time of the ruling families, sovereign Sultanate of Sulu. As has been noted in history, Maharaja Adinda Aranan families was descended by HRH Datu Bantilan-I that is also known as the title of Maharaja Adinda and have been using the title name of HM Sultan Bantilan Muezuddin after the officially ascended the throne in 1748 - 1763. HM Sultan Bantilan Muezuddin is the descended of The Royal House of Maharaja Adinda. He is the younger brother of HM Sultan Azimuddin @Alimuddin-I (descended of the first heir to the throne of the descendants of the Sulu Sultanate ). He also is the second son from the second wife (the queen descended from King Tidong, Sabah@North Borneo) of HM Sultan Muhammad Badaruddin-I @ Pangeran Bakhtiar.

Effective Dispute

Around the year 1748, there was a dispute between two brothers. HM Sultan Azimuddin @ Alimuddin-I have to give permission to the Jesuits and the Spanish Christian missionaries to spread the doctrine of Christianity in Sulu, the matter has angered his brother HRH Raja Muda Datu Bantilan-I @ HM Sultan Bantilan Muizuddin. With the support of some of the people of Sulu, and those who are loyal to HRH Raja Muda Datu Bantilan-I, they went to meet HM Sultan Alimuddin/Azimuddin-I. In the dispute, HRH the Raja Muda Datu Bantilan throwing the spear and was hit his brother foot HM Sultan Alimuddin/Azimuddin-I. In order to avoid the protracted dispute, finally HM Sultan Alimuddin/Azimuddin-I with sons and daughters, and some people were leaving loyal to Zamboanga, and then to Manila. In Manila, he and his entourage are given a good reception and treatment by Spanish officials and the Jesuit Christian. Maybe he did not realize that the advantages conferred by the Spanish to him as a ploy. With his position as the Sultan of Sulu, so they can spread the doctrine of Christianity on the people of Sulu.

HRH Datu Bantilan throne

In the absence of HM Sultan Azimuddin @ Alimuddin-I in Sulu, some members of the Royal Council and the people of Sulu has agreed to appoint HRH Raja Muda Datu Bantilan-I throne as the Sultan of Sulu and titled as HM Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin. He ruled from 1748 until 1763.

In the reign of HM Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin, Sulu Sultanate government system is a bit more organized with the composition of the cabinet they occupied. According to records, HM Sultan Bantilan Muizuddin was ever been to China to meet with the Emperor of China and he is the only sultan who presented the Sultan of Sulu land of memories from the Sulu government for the Kingdom of Heaven China.

After the reign of HM Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin, His Majesty throne granted to his son who then called HM Sultan Azimuddin @ Alimuddin-II. He ruled from 1763 until 1764 for the first time. After the throne of given by HM Sultan Israel ibni HM Sultan Azimuddin-I, who ruled from 1764 until 1768. In the years 1768 to 1789 HM Sultan Azimuddin @ Alimuddin-II ascended the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu for second time.

In the reign of HM Sultan Azimuddin-III ibni HM Sultan Sharafuddin, The son of HM Sultan Azimuddin-II named HRH Datu Badaruddin @ Bantilan-II (such as the name of his grandfather HRH Rajamuda Datu Bantilan @ HM Sultan Bantilan Muizzuddin) was appointed as the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Sulu and called as HRH Raja Muda Datu Bantilan-II.

After the trone of HM Sultan Azimuddin-III as a Sulu Sultanate for 40 days, he had died as borne outbreak of smallpox that is so contagious at that time. All the Sulu Royal Datus had fled to avoid being infected. And Apparently HRH Raja Muda Datu Bantilan also fled to the territory of North Borneo (Sabah).

After the outbreak subsided, HRH Raja Muda Bantilan back to Sulu to the throne because he is a regent before. Unfortunately, the Sulu throne was occupied by the brother of the HM Sultan Azimuddin-III which called itself as HM Sultan Aliuddin. This is the first deviation of the first heir to the family of the systems of the Royal Protocol, or "Tartib Sultanate of Sulu. " HRH Raja Muda Datu Bantilan trying to reclaim the throne of Sulu that he should belong. Then in 1808, he along with 500 followers who had attacked the palace of HM Sultan Aliuddin. However, he did not succeed because the HM Sultan Aliuddin has strong support at that time.

Before the death of HRH Raja Muda Datu Bantilan in 1812, he entrusted his eldest son HRH Datu Adanan or Aranan to take back the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu, which should be owned by the Second Heir. In his efforts to reclaim the throne of Sulu, HRH Datu Aranan has received support from the British in 1814, because he was considered the Sultan by the British at that time. Sir John Hunt was a British agent who often deals with HRH Datu Aranan.

HRH Datu Aranan Puyo Riding Throne

But just after the reign of HRH Sultan Pulalun Ibni HRH Sultan Jamalul Kiram-I, which was in 1862, then the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu, given absolutely to HRH Datu Aranan. He then ascended the throne with the title of HM Maharajah Arinda / Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan / Adanan Puyo. Unfortunately, due to his further age, after a week on the throne, he later gave the throne to the Son Of HM Sultan Muhammad Fadl Pulalun named HRH Datu Jamalul-A'zam @ Ahlam. The Main reasons of the timeline on the throne His Majesty Maharaja Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan / Adanan Puyo is short and does not followed the protocol / Tartib (ie, a Sultan of Sulu, at least on the throne for 40 days, as HM Sultan Azimuddin-III in 1808), that’s the reason why His name has not listed in the " Rulers Sultan of Sulu. "

At the time of placement of the throne of HM Maharaja Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan / Adanan Puyo, the Sulu throne up for grabs between HRH Datu Jamalul A'zam @ Ahlam and HRH Datu Daniel (Member of the Cabinet Council is holding a Sulu Royal Datu Amir Bahar).

However, on the power, influence and support by HM Maharajah Adinda Sultan Mohammad Aranan / Adanan Puyo at that time, finally the throne was given to HRH Datu Jamalul A'zam @ Ahlam, who ascended the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu and call himself as HM Sultan Jamalul Ahlam@ A'zam/Ahzam. The Supporting Of HM Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo to HM Sultan Jamalul Ahlam to become Sultan has done with some conditions that he must comply with customs tartib protocol that outlines the rights of the sultan to appoint HRH Datu Halun Nar-Rasyid (the eldest son of HRH Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo) to become the Rajamuda to HM Sultan Jamalul Ahlam but after taking the throne, has changed the agreement which he had appointed his eldest son Datu Badaruddin-II as Rajamuda or Crown Prince (known as Sultan Badaruddin-II after his father dead). HM Sultan Jamalul Ahlam has starting monopoly the throne till the right of second heirs to the throne almost gone. With the action taken by HM Sultan Jamalul Ahlam who defected from the conditions, HM Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo has taken action to get out from Maimbung, Sulu and plan to migrate to the Siasi island, in the hope that one day, the second heirs rights will be resumed.

Not for some time after the Abdication of throne to HM Sultan Jamalul A'zam @ Ahlam, His Majesty Sultan Mohammad Sultan Aranan Puyo has been moved to Siasi Island and settled there. So far, his tomb can still be seen along with the tomb of-kin relatives and other Maharajah Adinda Royal Family, in a burial ground called the Maharajah Adinda Family Cemetery in Tanjung Siasi. HM Sultan Mohammad Aranan Puyo has bless some of the sons and daughters of the first wife and his third wife. His Heirs divert and has lived in all areas in Sabah and the Sulu region untill now

The Successor of Second Heirs Apparent Family

After migration of HM Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo to siasi Island, Sulu at around the year 1870's, he has developed a family of central there. At around the same year, the throne of Sulu was monopoly by the family first heirs from the Royal family of Kiram, Shakiraullah and others. HM Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo has four wives and many children, among which are as follows:Dayang Pangian Sitti (First Queen)i. His Sole Son is HRH Datu Halun Narrasyid, gave birth to a son and a daughter, namely:a) HRH Datu Al-Mahmun-Ib) HRH Dayang Nasirinc) HRH Dyg tabi-Tabiin HRH Datu Al-Mahmun-II is the Father of HRH Muhammidul Datu Ali Aranan, who had seven sons, namely:

a) Datu Muhammad Abdullah b) Datu Muhammad Raden Satria c) Datu Muhammad Ayatuddin d) Datu Muhammad Hassanal e) Datu Muhammad Hanafi f) Datu Muhammad Alipatra g) Datu Muhammad Al-Fazhir Al-Mahmun-II

Dayang Pangian Sharifah (Queen II)i. No heirsDayang Pangian Zalehah (Third Queen)i. Among Her children are:a) Dayang Taungb) Dayang Indungc) Dayang Harijahd) Dayang Malihae) Datu Amirulf) Datu Muhammad Sheikh / shie / sieg) Datu Laja (Raja)Through the first beneficiaries of the Elder of Queen HRH Dayang Pangian Sitti, his sole son is HRH Datu Halun Nar-Rashid got few son and daughter (as are mentioned above) and the eldest son of HRH Datu Al-Mahmun That has several Prince and Princess, but the right of inheritance was formally given to the youngest son HRH Datu Ali kuyung or the actual name HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan.

The second Queen HRH Dayang Pangian Sharifah has no heirs. But the third wife HRH Dayang Pangian Zalehah is the most widely parenthood (such as that mentioned above). HRH Dayang Pangian Zalehah has only three sons that is HRH Datu Amirul, HRH Datu Mohammed Shiekh / Shie / Sie and HRH Datu Laja (Raja). The right of inheritance through the family was given absolutely to the beneficiary of HRH Datu Mohammed Sheikh / Shie / sie to his son HRH Datu Aliuddin or HM Sultan Aliuddin Haddis Pabilah (appointed as a candidate for the sultan from the royal family of Maharaja Adinda Aranan). After his death, his succession rights were given to HRH Rajabongsu-II. But there was some misunderstanding in which his cousin HRH Datu Ladjamura wasik Aranan, son of HRH Datu Wasik (brother of HRH Sultan Aliuddin Aranan) has appointed himself as the Sultan of Sulu in 2009.

However, The inheritance rights of Maharaja Adinda Aranan families had already in discussion in which the majority of family members agreed unanimously to appoint HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan as The Head Of The Royal Family and House Of Maharaja Adinda Aranan in 2009, subsequently held positions Chairman of Sulu Royal Datus, the Royal Council. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 17:08, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

His Royal Highness Sri Paduka Batara Mahasari Maulana General Dr. (H) Datu Muhammidul 'Ali Al-Mahmun Halun ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo, PBMM, DKDRS, DKM, BSM. E.H (PHK General, Germany), Highest Royal Patronage Norman Academy, Italy

The Head of the Royal Family And Royal Sultanate House of the Maharaja Adinda Aranan.

The Honorable Chairman of the Council of Royal Datu's the Hashemite Sultanate of Sulu Darul Islam .

The highest Royal Patronage of the Norman Academy in Rome, Republic of Italy.

The Grand Master ("Yang di Pertua"), of the Royal Order of Maharaja Adinda Aranan."

His Royal Highness, represents the legitimate Royal House and Heirs, and is the Successor to the family of the Second Heirs Apparent, (that of His Royal Highness the Maharaja Adinda Aranan), to the throne of the Hashemite Sultanate of Sulu Darul Islam.

Biography

HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Aranan or the real name HRH Datu Muhammidul Ali Al-Mahmun Halun son of the late Sultan, His Majesty Maharaja Adinda/Arinda Sultan Muhammad Adanan/Aranan Puyo or fondly known as "Datu Ali Kuyung" which is the eldest great-grandson of HM Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo, The Sovereign Sultanate Of Sulu Ruled in 1862 after a reign of Sultan Muhammad Fadl Pulalon Kiram. He is the youngest Son of HRH Datu Al-Mahmun as the eldest son of HRH Datu Halun (candidate Rajamuda during the Era Rule of Sultan Jamalul Ahlam@ A'Azam Kiram) which is also the eldest son of HM Sultan Muhammad Aranan Puyo with the first Wife Pengian Dayang Sitti .

He was born in the Territory of Pandameh Island, Sulu On December 9, 1954 and has been exaggerated in the State then migrated to the island of Palawan and to Cagayan island, Tawi-Tawi around the 60's and had his early education in English Primary School Cagayan. After graduating from English primary school, he was moved to tambisan Island, Sabah wishes to continue studies with a family who has long lived in the area since the era of the reign of the Sultanate of Sulu in the state.

In 1968, he entered military training under the regiment team (RAW) and received military training in Peninsular Malaysia. During his service in the military of the Royal Malay Armed, He has recruited in the peninsular states consisting the state of Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Malacca, Johor, Perak and the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia on the grounds that the family business but he has ceased to serve and pursue a career in business. He was began in business at around 70's.

At around the same year of 70s, his first marriage and the latter has failed to produce offspring, he eventually married for a four times, his third wife descent of Tidung tribe and was blessed three sons that is Datu Muhammad Abdullah (Elder), Datu Muhammad Raden Satria, Datu Muhammad Ayatuddin and the youngest daughter but finally utterance, died in abortion.

With a non-permanent marriage bond he once again was divorced and in 1981 he finally met a his forth wives descended from Baanan family, The descendants of Imam Baanan, Founder of Bud Tukay in Sulu. Their Marriage was given four son that is HRH Datu Muhammad Hassanal , HRH Datu Muhammad Hanafi, HRH Datu Muhammad Alipatra and the youngest, HRH Datu Muhammad Al- Fazhir Al-Mahmun. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suaraadinda ( talk • contribs) 17:11, 29 December 2012 (UTC) reply

The Royal Order Of Maharaja Adinda Aranan(Darjah Kalalaggu'an Sin Maharaja Adinda Aranan)

The Decorations And Insignia

Article 1: - The Royal Order of Maharaja Adinda Aranan, or traditionally known as Darjah Kebesaran Di Raja Keluarga Maharaja Adinda Aranan, is intended for foreigners and citizens of the Philippines who have contributed to the development, wellbeing and prestige of the Royal House of Aranan, all over the world, is hereby established.

Article 2: - The Grand Master of the Royal Order is The Head of The Royal House.

Article 3: - The Order includes the following classes of Knights, Dames, and Medals of Solidarity:

a: The Grand Collar, this is reserved, solely, for the Head of the Order it carries the traditional title of (Yang Di Pertua Keluarga Di Raja Maharaja Adinda Aranan (PBMM).

b: Grand Commander, this carries the traditional title of (Datu Laksamana Di Raja).

c: Grand Officer, this carries the traditional title of (Datu Paduka Di Raja).

d: Commander, carries the traditional title of (Laksamana).

e:Officer, this carries the traditional title of (Paduka).

f: Knight, this carries the traditional title of (Panglima).

g: Ladies of Honour and Ladies of Merit, carry the traditional title of (Dayang Paduka).

Article 4: - The Order has a Board comprising the Grand Master and five Counselors, each chosen by the Grand Master of the Order, including the Prince of the Royal House of Aranan. Each Royal Prince chosen, will be entitled to the rank of Grand Commander. The task for the Counselors chosen will last for a 5 year term, which can be renewed for a following two terms.

Article 5: - For the wellbeing and protection of the Order, the Grand Master, appoints, a Grand Chancellor, and a General Secretary, both of whom will keep a Roll of the Members. Each person selected, is entitled to the rank of Grand Officer. The duration of which lasts for five years, reneweable for two other terms.

Article 6: - The Headquarters of the Order is at the Grand Master’s residence.

Article 7: - Persons must be at least 21 years of age to become Members of the Order.

Article 8: - A Secretariat of the Order will record the names of those persons bestowed with the various ranks of the Order itself.

Article 9: - The Emblem of the Order is a five-pointed star of golden metal, bearing the symbol of the Royal House of Aranan.

Article 10: - The shape and details of the Decorations will be established by Royal Decree.

Article 11: - In consultation with the members of the Council, The Grand Master of the Order may issue regulations in addition to the Statutes of the Order for its efficient wellbeing. The establishment of The Medal of Merit, The Royal House of Maharaja Adinda Aranan, is given for the highest services towards the Royal House. It consists of three classes.

The Establishment Of The Medal Of Merit, The Royal House Of Maharaja Adinda Aranan

The medal of merit of the Royal House of Aranan, is given for high services towards the Royal House. It includes three classes:

First Class Medal (Gold Medal), Darjah Kerabat Di Raja Sulu (DKDRS), Traditional Title Of Datu Mulia (male) and Dayang Mulia (female) awarded to Heads of State, Kings, Sultans, Royal Princes, Religious Leaders.

Second-class (Silver Medal) Darjah Anugerah Utama Di Raja Sulu (DAUDRS) Traditional title Of Datu Anugerah Utama (male) and Dayang Anugerah Utama (female) medal, given to Ministers, Ambassadors, General Consuls, Consuls, Generals, Scientists and leading figures in academia.

Third class (Bronze Medal) 1. Darjah Rakyat Setia (DRS) 2. Traditional Title of Datu Raayat Setia (male) and Dayang Raayat Setia (female) 3. Medal, awarded to all persons who contribute to the development, welfare, prestige, and knowledge of the Royal House of Aranan all over the World.

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"Cielo Macapagal-Salgado – vice governor of Pampanga (1988–1992; 1995–1998); daughter and half-sister of Gloria." Maybe there's an explanation for this that I'm missing. Dgndenver ( talk) 14:33, 9 May 2022 (UTC) reply