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In 1846, the island of Labuan on the west coast of Sabah was ceded to Britain by the Sultan of Brunei and in 1848 it became a British Crown Colony. Labuan became a base for British operations against piracy in the region.
While the Sulu claim rests on the treaty signed by Sultan Jamalul Alam of Sulu appointing Baron de Overbeck as Dato Bendahara and Raja Sandakan on 22 January 1878, a further, earlier treaty signed by Sultan Abdul Momin of Brunei appointed Baron de Overbeck as the Maharaja Sabah, Rajah Gaya and Sandakan.
Sep 12, 2024 · The conflict over North Borneo, also known as Sabah, began after which a promise made by Sultan Muhyiddin to the Sultan of Sulu after Sulu helped him win the Brunei Civil War that went in his favor. Sulu attacked Brunei in 1771 after he had become severely weakened. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin signed a deal with the British Empire in June 1774 to ...
Oct 21, 2020 · Regardless, the Sultan of Sulu still claimed his reward of eastern Sabah. Meanwhile, Brunei, on their side, never recognised the claim and never released any official document to legitimise Sulu’s sovereignty of the area.
Mar 13, 2022 · There was no valid document from the Sultan of Brunei on the Sulu claim over Sabah. This is contrary to the Sulus alleging that the territory was handed to them in 1704 or earlier. Furthermore, history shows that there was indeed a sultanate of Sulu in the past, but it no longer existed after 1946.
Dec 19, 2020 · It is said the sultanate acquired Sabah as a reward for helping the sultan of Brunei quell a rebellion. The rebellion in question may refer to the Brunei civil war, or the “Perang Chermin”, which lasted for 13 years (1660-1673) among Brunei's royal household.
The Philippine claim to the territory of North Borneo, or as it is now called, Sabah, is not of recent origin. Rather it is based on an older claim to the area by the Sultans of Sulu. But the Sulu claim itself is suspect.
