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Sharif ul-Hashim of Sulu

15th century · 15th century · Also known as Sayyid Abu Bakr, Sharif ul-Hashim

Sharif ul-Hashim, also called Sayyid Abu Bakr, is credited in Sulu tradition as the founder and first sultan of the Sulu Sultanate in the mid-fifteenth century. Said in the Sulu genealogies to be an Arab scholar who came by way of Johor, he married the daughter of Rajah Baguinda, took the title of sultan and organised the state on Islamic lines.

Sharif ul-Hashim of Sulu
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sharif ul-Hashim of Sulu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharif-ul-hashim-of-sulu
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