Saiful Rijal

Sultan Saiful Rijal (also Saiful Rehal)^[1] was the eighth sultan of Brunei. He ruled from 1533, from the abdication of his uncle, until his death in 1581. During his reign, the Castille War broke out in 1578. He was succeeded by his son Shah Berunai.

Uncertainties

The earliest historical record of the Sultans of Brunei is not clearly known due to the poor early documentation of Brunei history. Many elder members of the House of Bolkiah claim that their ancestors were the BaHassan and BaAlawi Saadah from Tarim and Hadhramawt in Yemen. In addition there has been an effort to Islamise the history, with the "official history" not matching up with verifiable foreign sources.^[2] The Batu Tarsilah, the genealogical record of the kings of Brunei, was not started until 1807. Therefore, much of the intepretation on history relied on earlier Chinese sources and legends.^[3] It seems that the early Sultanate of Brunei was dependent on Chinese support,^[3][4][5] and perhaps early Sultans were of Chinese origin.^[3] Furthermore the earliest Sultans may have been practising the Hindu or Buddhist religions, with early names indicating this origin.^[2]

See also

• List of Sultans of Brunei

References

1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=pNo7AAAAIAAJ&q=saiful+rehal&dq=saiful+rehal&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Xl9JVN_5B9Pc8AX464G4CQ&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA
2. 1 2 "Brunei". 4dw.net. Retrieved 18 January 2015. 
3. 1 2 3 Elisseeff, Vadime (January 2000). "Chapter 8: A Brunei Sultan of the Early Fourteenth Century — A Study of an Arabic Gravestone". The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce. Berghahn Books. pp. 145–157. ISBN 978-1-57181-222-3. Retrieved 26 December 2013. 
4. ↑ "Malay History: What's Missing in Malaysian History Books". Malaysianunplug.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2015. 
5. ↑ "The golden history of Islam in Brunei". The Brunei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2015. 

List of Sultans of Brunei
by order and date of accession
14th century	Muhammad Shah
15th century	Abdul Majid Hassan Ahmad Sharif Ali Sulaiman Bolkiah
16th century	Abdul Kahar Saiful Rijal Shah Berunai Muhammad Hassan Abdul Jalilul Akbar
17th century	Abdul Jalilul Jabbar Muhammad Ali Abdul Hakkul Mubin Muhyiddin Nassaruddin
18th century	Hussin Kamaluddin (First reign) Muhammad Alauddin Hussin Kamaluddin (Second reign) Omar Ali Saifuddin I Muhammad Tajuddin
19th century	Muhammad Jamalul Alam I Muhammad Kanzul Alam Muhammad Alam Omar Ali Saifuddin II Abdul Momin Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
20th century	Muhammad Jamalul Alam II Ahmad Tajuddin Omar Ali Saifuddien III Hassanal Bolkiah
Brunei styles and titles - House of Bolkiah - Line of succession to the Bruneian throne