Izzuddin (Hassan Izzuddin; 14 April 17201 February 1767), commonly known as Dhon Bandaarain, was the King of the Maldives from December 1759 until his death in February 1767.

Ali Raja's invasion in 1763

In the

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Ali Raja Kunhi Amsa II had established a large and well armed fleet of

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's in the

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, in his attempts to conquer islands that had withstood the

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. The embarking fleet from

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and

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carried on board

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s and on its pennons the colors and emblems of Hyder Ali, captured the

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and enacted cruelties upon fellow

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's who inhabited the islands. Soon, Ali Raja Kunhi Amsa II returned to Mysore and its port of

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and arrived at Nagar in order to pay homage to Hyder Ali, who panicked in outrage when Ali Raja Kunhi Amsa II presented him the blinded and unfortunate

Sultan 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 ...

Mukkaram Muhammad Imadu-din III. Hyder Ali ordered the deposition of the insane Ali Raja Kunhi Amsa II from the command of his fleet and begged forgiveness from Hasan 'Izz ud-din for the outrage committed by his guilty admiral. Hyder Ali was deeply afflicted by that event and after respectfully escorting and returning Hasan 'Izz ud-din to the

, he withdrew from the palaces and sought solace in simplicity and hardly entrusted anyone whom he had given power and authority.

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Ali Raja's invasion in 1763

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