Sultan Muwallil Wasit I parents, children and grandchildren

Sultan Muwallil Wasit I (Pengiran Raja Bongsu Adipati) was the son of Sultan Muhammad Hassan of Brunei (1582-1598) from his "Putri Sulu" wife who is turn was the daughter of Sultan Muhammad al-Halim Buddiman (Pangiran Buddiman).[1]

It is claimed that Sultan Nasirud-Din II (1645-1648) and Sultan Salahud-Din Bakhtiar or Pangiran Baktial (1649/50-1680) were Sultan Muwallil Wasit I sons. [ref]

Of the Sultan Muwallil Wasit I's daughters, one was married to Sultan Qudarat of Maguindanao and another to Datu Balatamay (Baratamay), Rajah of Buayan. [ref]

Among Sultan Muwallil Wasit I grandchildren, Sultan Nurul-Azam (Pangyan Ampay, Sitti Kabila) daughter of Sultan Nasirud-Din II appear to have inherited from his father and reign for half a decade. She appears to be the only female ruler in the Sulu Sultanate [ref]

From his son, Pangiran Bakhtiar, three (3) grandsons succeeded the throne as Sultan Shahabud-Din (1685-1710), Sultan Mustafa Shafi ud-Din (1710-1718) and Sultan Badarud-Din I (1718-1732). [ref]

References:
[1] http://www.royalark.net/Brunei/brunei5.htm

Brunei's Pengiran Muda Tengah in Tawi-Tawi?

Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin,
Brunei's 25th Sultan and father of Pengiran Muda Tengah

Today, Tawi-Tawi has a reputation as a place for 'rest and recreation' for those seeking solace from fast-paced urban life or the conflict-ridden province to its north. It seems this is not just true today but has also a historical precedence.

I have encountered texts with Brunei royalty calling Tawi-Tawi their "home away from home". Take the story of Pengiran Mudah Tengah.

In 1889, Brunei's 25th ruler, Pengiran Temenggong Anak Hashim (regnal name Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqam al-Din and son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II) appointed his eldest son Pengiran Muda Besar Omar Ali Saifuddin as the acting Sultan to give him the experience needed when he took over the throne.

When the appointment was carried out, Sultan Hashim's second son (Pengiran Muda Tengah) left Brunei and stayed in Sabah before moving on to Tawi-Tawi. Pengiran Muda Tengah did return to Brunei in 1903 or 1904 to assume the throne when his elder brother died of smallbox. Unfortunately, his reign was cut short because he himself succumb to the same disease in 1905 after a ruling for 2 years. He died at Istana Kampung Ayer, Brunei town, His younger brother, Pengiran Muda Bongsu ascended the throne.

What is very interesting to note here is the time spent by Pengiran Muda Tengah in Sabah and Tawi-Tawi between 1889 and 1903 is roughly 14 years. 14 years?! Maybe he spent a third of his time in Tawi-Tawi? While in Tawi-Tawi, where did he resided? Did he married a local lady? Was he merely a 'tourist', a royal visitor or did he actually participate in local polity? Did he left royal descendants in Tawi-Tawi? Who were these royal descendants now?

Sources:

• Genealogy of "Sultan Hashim Jalil ul-Alam Akam ud-din ibni al-Marhum Sri Paduka Maulana Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saif ud-din II" (Royal Ark)
• "Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin"
• "History of Brunei"
• Poultney Bigelow, "The Last of a Great Sultan". Harper's Monthly Magazine (October 1906)
• Rozan Yunos, "Era of Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam", Brunei Times (7 December 2008)

Sultan Muwallil Wasit I

Sultan Muwallil Wasit I is reported to be the first Sulu Sultan to establish court at Dungon, Tawi-Tawi [1]. Who was he?

Before he became Sultan, he was known as Raja Bongsu to the Spaniards [ref]

Genealogy

Was  he a son of Sultan Hassan of Brunei? Was his mother the sister of Sultan Batara Shah Tengah, his predecessor?

In the Brunei Sarsila (Genealogy) on Royal Ark website, He is known as "Y.A.M. Raja Bongsu, Pangiran Adipati Agung" and "who succeeded as H.H. Paduka Maulana Maha Sri Sultan Muwali al-Wasit Shah, Sultan of Sulu (s/o Putri Sulu). Therefore his father was Sultan Muhammad Hassan, Sultan of Brunei from 1582 to 1598, who married a daughter of Sultan Muhammad al-Halim Buddiman, Sultan of Sulu and sister of Sultan Batara Shah Tengah [2]

Interestingly, his maternal grandfather Sultan Muhammad al-Halim married and therefore his maternal grandmother was a "Putri Brunei" daughter of Brunei Sultan 'Abdu'l Kahar Jalil ul-Alam [3].

Marriage
Sultan Muwallil Wasit I is reported to have married a Sulu Princess (Putri Sulu), perhaps a distant cousin. He was not alone, his younger brother Pangiran Shahbandar Maharaja Laila also married another Putri Sulu. [9]

Royal Ascend

Sultan Muwallil Wasit I became the 9th Sulu Sultan succeeding his uncle Sultan Batara Shah Tengah. [ref] He reigned for about forty (40) years between 1610 and 1650 [4]. 

In his 3rd decade in power and with the Capture of Jolo by the Spaniards in 1638, he moved his royal court to Dungon [ref]. Thus he was in power and governing the state from Dungon for 12 years until his death! [ref]

Brothers in Power
He became Sulu Sultan 12 years after his eldest brother became Raja Tua 'Abdu'l Jalil [5] become Brunei Sultan Abdu'l Jalil ul-Akbar in 1598 and reigned up to 1659 [6].

Another older brother Raja Tengah Ibrahim disputed Raja Tua 'Abdu'l Jalil's claim to the throne, was expelled from Brunei and "eventually establishing his rule over parts of Sarawak, under the title of Sultan Anum Ibrahim 'Ali 'Umar Shah". [7]

Another older brother Raja Muhammad 'Ali eventually become Brunei Sultan Haji Muhammad 'Ali (1660 - 1661) ten years after the demise of Sultan Muwallil Wasit [8].

References:

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Sulu
[2] http://www.royalark.net/Brunei/brunei5.htm
[3] Ibid
[4] Same as [1]
[5] Same as [2]
[6] Ibid
[7] Ibid
[8] Ibid
[9] Ibid