Ruler · 1501 – 1578

Abdul Kahar

Lived 1501 – 1578; politician. Sultan of Brunei of Sultanate of Brunei, 1524 – 1530; also in the line of Brunei. The atlas files them under Brunei.

Wikidata's English label: Abdul Kahar of Brunei.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1501 – 1578; 77 years
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: abdicated; the ruler's own article

Sultan of Brunei

Sultanate of Brunei · the 7th of 20 dated reigns · 68 – 1885

3 before

Sharif Ali1425 – 1432

Sulaiman of Brunei1432 – 1485

Bolkiah of Brunei1485 – 1524

Abdul Kahar1524 – 1530

Muhammad Hasan of Brunei1582 – 1598

Abdul Jalilul Akbar1598 – 1659

Abdul Jalilul Jabbar1659 – 1660

10 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removedending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1524 – 1530 · 6 years

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: abdicatedread from the ruler's own article

the article also: abdicated

He abdicated in 1530 to allow his son Saiful Rijal to become Sultan.

Also in the line of Brunei.

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