The Dhiyamigili dynasty was the fifth royal
dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...
to rule over the
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
. It comprised four sultans:
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Sultan Muzaffar Muhammad Imaduddin II (1704–1720)
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Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar II
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 ...
(1720–1750)
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Sultan Mukarram Muhammad Imaduddin III
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 ...
(1750–1757)
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Amina I (1753 after the abduction of former Sultan)
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Amina II (1757-1759)
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Sultan Al-Haj Muhammed Ghiya'as ud-din Iskandar Sri Kula Sundara Maha Radun (1766–1774)
The Dhiyamigili dynasty was deposed by the
Huraa dynasty in 1774.
The consorts of the early Dhiyamigili royal ladies were possibly descended from the short-lived royal house of Isdu. There is however no documented evidence to establish this as of yet.
OTHER NOTABLE FIGURES
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Prince Abdulla Prince Abdulla is the given name for Prince Ibrahim Faamuladheyri Kilegefan, son of Sultan Muhammad Ghiyasuddin of the Dhiyamigili dynasty.
After protests over the assassination of his father Sultan Muhammad Ghiyasuddin, Prince Abdulla was banis ...
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Senfa rendi Kabafa’an
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Kakaagey Mohamed Rannabadeyri Kilegefaan
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Sultan Shamsuddin III
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President Ibrahim Nasir
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King Mohamed Fareed Didi
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Sharifa Ismail
See also
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List of Sultans of the Maldives
Maldives was turned into a Sultanate in 1153 when the Buddhist King Dhovemi converted to Islam. Prior to that the Maldives was a Buddhist Kingdom, a Hindu Kingdom and before that a matriarchal society with each atoll ruled by a chief queen a ...
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List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
The following is a list of Sunni Muslim dynasties.
Asia
Middle East Arabian Peninsula
* Banu Wajih (926–965)
*Sharif of Mecca (967–1925)
* Al Uyuniyun (1076–1253)
*Sulaymanids (1063–1174)
*Mahdids (1159–1174)
*Kathiri (Hadhramaut) ( ...
References
Maldivian dynasties
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