The Royal House of Sulu is an Islamic royal house which ruled the Sulu Sultanate (now part of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia). In 1962, the Philippine Government under the leadership of President Diosdado Macapagal, who himself was a distant cousin of the Sulu Sultans, counting among his ancestors Princess Laila Menchanai of Sulu, the great-grandmother of the Muslim king of Manila, Rajah Sulayman,[1] officially recognized the continued existence of the Royal Sultanate of Sulu.[2]
| Royal House of Sulu | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sultanate of Sulu |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Founder | Sultan Jamalul Kiram I |
| Titles | Sultan of Sulu |
| Estate(s) | Royal Sulu Sultanate |
On May 20, 1974, Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram was recognized under Memorandum Order 427, issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos, confirming the existence of the Sultanate of Sulu. Memorandum Order No. 427 states that "The Government has always recognized the Sultanate of Sulu as the legitimate claimant to the historical territories of the Republic of Philippines".[3][4] The memorandum states that Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram (reigned 1974–1986) was officially the recognized Sultan of Sulu. Sultan Mahakuttah A. Kiram's eldest son Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram was crowned Sultan in a coronation event on the island of Jolo on 16 September 2012.[5] The Royal House of Kiram[6] descends from Sultan Jamalul Kiram I, who was the Sultan of Sulu from 1823 to 1844.[7][8]
List of members
editA list of the family members related to Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram is as follows:[9][dead link]
- Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
Ampun Babai Dayang Dayang Mellany S. Kiram- Raja Muda Moh. Ehsn S. Kiram (Sultan's eldest son)
- Datu Nizamuddin S. Kiram
- Dayang Dayang Rahela S. Kiram
- Datu Jihad S. Kiram
- Datu Mujahid S. Kiram
- Dayang Dayang Redha S. Kiram
- Datu Mahakuttah S. Kiram
- The Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram's sisters and brothers and their spouses:
- Dayang Dayang Zuharra T. Kiram Mohammad
Mr. Hadji Pyzar Mohammad - Dayang Dayang Dinwasa T. Kiram Delos-Santos
Mr. Noel Delos-Santos - Datu Yldon Tan Kiram
Dayang Dayang Myrla Sacapanyo Kiram - Dayang Dayang Nur Mahal T. Kiram
- Dayang Dayang Ayesha T. Kiram
- Dayang Dayang Tanya Rowena T. Kiram
- Dayang Dayang Zuharra T. Kiram Mohammad
- The Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram's uncles and aunts and their spouses:
- Dayang Dayang Jamdatul Kiram (widow of the Ampun Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram's uncle HRH Datu Iskader A. Kiram)
- Datu Fuad Abdulla Kiram[citation needed]
Dayang Dayang Emelee Kiram[citation needed] - Dayang Dayang Parmaisuli A. Kiram-Guerzon[citation needed]
Genealogical chart
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See also
editExternal links
edit- Royal House of Sulu
- Line of Succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era as published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
References
edit- ^ Santiago, Luciano P. R. (1990). "The Houses of Lakandula, Matandá and Solimán (1571–1898): Genealogy and Group Identity". Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society. 18 (1): 39–73. JSTOR 29791998.
- ^ "Power of authority given by the President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal to Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez to formally accept for the Republic of the Philippines, the cession or transfer of sovereignty over the territory of North Borneo by His Highness Sultan Mohammad Esmail Kiram, Sultan of Sulu | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Memorandum Order No. 427, s. 1974 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Memorandum No. 427" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "New Sultan of Sulu reported to the throne". Daily Zamboanga Times. 26 September 2012. p. 11.
- ^ "New Sultan of Sulu reported on throne". The New York Times,1936. 23 November 1936. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Sultan of Sulu has his dream at last". The New York Times,1910. 24 September 1910. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Line of succession of the Sultans of Sulu of the Modern Era". Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Sultan of Sulu". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.[unreliable source?]