Saiful Rijal (also Saiful Rehal, Saiful Rizal)
Political and Cultural History of the Philippines: Since time began to British Occupation. Written by Eufronio Melo Alip
/ref> was the seventh Sultan of Brunei. He ruled from 1533, from the abdication of his uncle, until his death in 1581. During his reign, the Castille War
The Castilian War took place in 1570-1578 and represented the last crusade in Islamic history between the Spanish Empire and the Sultanate of Brunei; the Sultanate of Sulu, the Sultanate of Maguindanao, and the Ottoman Caliphate.
Sultan Saif ...
broke out in 1578. He was succeeded by his eldest son Shah Berunai
Shah Berunai was the eighth Sultan of Brunei who ruled only a year. He ascended the throne in 1581 on the death of his father Sultan Saiful Rijal. He died in 1582 without any male descendants and was succeeded by his younger brother Pengiran ...
. The Sultan was also known as Lixar and Sultan Nula Alan by the Spaniards.
See also
* List of Sultans of Brunei
The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates ba ...
References
1581 deaths
16th-century Sultans of Brunei
Year of birth unknown
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