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Batu Tarsilah

1807 · 19th century

The Batu Tarsilah is an inscribed stone tablet in Brunei, set up in 1807 under Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin, recording in Malay in Jawi script the genealogy of the sultans of Brunei. Together with written genealogies such as the Salasilah Raja-Raja Brunei, it is a principal source for the traditional order of Brunei's rulers, from the first sultan Muhammad Shah onwards.

Batu Tarsilah
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Batu Tarsilah. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/batu-tarsilah
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“Batu Tarsilah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/batu-tarsilah. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Batu Tarsilah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/batu-tarsilah.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Batu Tarsilah’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/batu-tarsilah (Accessed: ).

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