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Pictorial Definitives 1909-1923
Historical & Philatelic Facts
Signing Treaty with Sultan of Sulu, 1881
The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausug: Kasultanan sin Sลซg; Central Sama: Kasultanan Sลซg or Kasultanan Sลซk; Malay: Kesultanan Suluk; Filipino: Kasultanan ng Sulu or Sultanato ng Sulu) was a Sunni Muslim Tausลซg state that ruled the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City, and certain portions of Palawan in today's Philippines, alongside parts of present-day Sabah and North Kalimantan in north-eastern Borneo. The sultanate was founded either on 17 November 1405 or 1457 by Johore-born explorer and Sunni religious scholar Sharif ul-Hashim. Paduka Mahasari Maulana al Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim became his full regnal name; Sharif-ul Hashim is his abbreviated name.