Bolkiah
Bolkiah ibni Sulaiman (Jawi: بلقیة; died 1524), also known as Nakhoda Ragam, was the fifth Sultan of Brunei. He ascended the throne upon the abdication of his father, Sultan Sulaiman, and ruled Brunei from 1485 to 1524. His reign marked the Golden Age of Brunei.
| Bolkiah | |||||||||
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A Bruneian Sultan illustrated in the 1879 Magellan Adventure Book. It is assumed that the person on the left riding an elephant is Sultan Bolkiah. | |||||||||
| Sultan of Brunei | |||||||||
| Reign | 1485–1524 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1485 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Sulaiman | ||||||||
| Successor | Abdul Kahar | ||||||||
| Died | 1524 Kota Batu, Brunei | ||||||||
| Burial | Mausoleum of Sultan Bolkiah, Kota Batu, Brunei | ||||||||
| Spouse | Puteri Laila Menchanai | ||||||||
| Issue Detail | Abdul Kahar | ||||||||
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| House | Bolkiah | ||||||||
| Father | Sultan Sulaiman | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
The Spaniards refer to him as Sultan Salan in the Boxer Codex, a 16th century Spanish manuscript. Bolkiah was mentioned in the Batu Tarsilah, a 19th century Bruneian stone tablet which describes the genealogy of the Sultans of Brunei. He was also mentioned in the Silsilah Raja-Raja Berunai, a 19th century manuscript which also describes the same genealogy.
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