Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)

Sultanate of Brunei
كسلطانن بروني (Jawi)
*Kesultanan Brunei* (Rumi)
Sultanate of Brunei كسلطانن بروني (Jawi) ; Kesultanan Brunei (Rumi)
1363/68–1888
	Flag
	The maximum territorial extent of the Bruneian Empire (yellow) with its vassals (light yellow) in 1521.
Status	Vassal of the Majapahit Empire (1368–1408); Sovereign state (1408–1888);
Capital	Kota Batu (1368–1660); Saragua (Sarawak) (1578); Kampong Ayer (1660–1920); ;
Common languages	Brunei Malay, Old Malay, Old Tagalog, Kapampangan, Arabic and Bornean languages
Religion	Sunni Islam
Demonym(s)	Bruneian
Government	Monarchy
Sultans
• 1363/68–1402	Sultan Muhammad Shah
• 1425–1432	Sharif Ali
• 1485–1524	Bolkiah
• 1582–1598	Muhammad Hassan
• 1828–1852	Omar Ali Saifuddin II
• 1885–1888	Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
History
• Establishment of the Sultanate	1363/68
• Became a British protectorate	1888
Currency	Barter, Cowrie, Piloncitos, and later Brunei pitis
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Majapahit
Brunei
North Borneo
Crown Colony of Labuan
Raj of Sarawak
Dutch East Indies
Spanish East Indies
Sultanate of Sarawak
Maynila
Sultanate of Sulu
Today part of	Brunei; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines;

The Sultanate of Brunei (Jawi: كسلطانن بروني) or simply Brunei (/bruːˈnaɪ/ broo-NY), also known as the Bruneian Empire, was a Malay sultanate centered around Brunei on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei became a sovereign state around the 15th century, when it substantially expanded after the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese, extending throughout coastal areas of Borneo and the Philippines, before it declined in the 17th and 18th centuries. It became a British protectorate in the 19th century.