Sultan Azim ud-Din II (reigned 1763–1764, 1778–1791), was the 21st

Sultan of Sulu The Sultanate of Sulu ( Tausūg: ''Kasultanan sin Sūg'', كاسولتانن سين سوڬ; Malay: ''Kesultanan Sulu''; fil, Sultanato ng Sulu; Chavacano: ''Sultanato de Sulu/Joló''; ar, سلطنة سولك) was a Muslim state that ruled ...

. He was the son of

Sultan Bantilan Muizz ud-Din Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

, and cousin to

Sultan Muhammad Israil ud-Din Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

. After the death of Sultan Bantilan Muizz ud-Din in 1763, he became the Sultan of Sulu; which lasted until 1764 when the British forced the restoration of the former

Sultan Azim ud-Din I Muhammad Azim ud-Din I ( ar , مُحَمَّدعلیم الدین, Jawi:محمدعلیم الدیند also Muhammad Alimuddin; Christian Name: Don Fernando de Alimuddin) was Sultan of Sulu from 1735 to 1748, and again from 1764 until h ...

. In 1778, he poisoned his cousin and the reigning

which led to his proclamation as the new sultan for the second time.

References

Sultans of Sulu Filipino datus, rajas and sultans Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Filipino Muslims {{Philippines-bio-stub