Saiful Rijal (also Saiful Rehal, Saiful Rizal)Political and Cultural History of the Philippines: Since time began to British Occupation. Written by Eufronio Melo Alip
/ref> was the seventh

Sultan of Brunei The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates bac ...

. He ruled from 1533, from the abdication of his uncle, until his death in 1581. During his reign, the

Castille War The Castilian War took place in 1570-1578 and represented the last crusade in Islamic history between the Spanish Empire and the Sultanate of Brunei; the Sultanate of Sulu, the Sultanate of Maguindanao, and the Ottoman Caliphate. Sultan Saif ...

broke out in 1578. He was succeeded by his eldest son

Shah Berunai Shah Berunai was the eighth Sultan of Brunei who ruled only a year. He ascended the throne in 1581 on the death of his father Sultan Saiful Rijal. He died in 1582 without any male descendants and was succeeded by his younger brother Pengiran M ...

. The Sultan was also known as Lixar and Sultan Nula Alan by the Spaniards.

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1581 deaths 16th-century Sultans of Brunei Year of birth unknown {{Asia-royal-stub

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