Omar Ali Saifuddin I

Omar Ali Saifuddin I I عمر علي سيف الدين
Tombstone of Omar Ali Saifuddin I at Kubah Makam Di Raja
18th Sultan of Brunei
Reign	1740–1778[1]
Coronation	1742
Predecessor	Muhammad Alauddin
Successor	Muhammad Tajuddin
Born	(1711-02-03)3 February 1711 Brunei Town, Brunei
Died	10 July 1795(1795-07-10) (aged 84) Brunei Town, Brunei
Burial	Kubah Makam Di Raja, Brunei
Spouse	Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Puteri Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Noralam Pengiran Isteri Pengiran Anak Bongsu Wan Puteh Dayang Siti Merdewi[2]
Issue Detail	Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin Pengiran Muda Besar Muhammad Ayub Sultan Muhammad Kanzul Alam Pengiran Anak Puteri Babau Pengiran Shahbandar Pengiran Anak Abdul Wahab Pengiran Kesuma Negara Pengiran Anak Sulaiman Pengiran Anak Usuf Pengiran Kesuma Negara Pengiran Anak Abdul Karim Pengiran Kerma Negara Pengiran Anak Apong Pengiran Anak Siti Aishah Pengiran Anak Saleha Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Nara Indera Pengiran Seri Ahmad[2]
House	Bolkiah
Father	Muhammad Alauddin
Mother	Pengiran Anak Sharbanun
Religion	Sunni Islam

Omar Ali Saifuddin I (Jawi: I عمر علي سيف الدين; died 10 July 1795) was the 18th Sultan of Brunei from 1740 until his abdication in favor of his eldest son Muhammad Tajuddin in 1778.^[3] He succeeded his father in law, Sultan Hussin Kamaluddin as Sultan of Brunei upon the latter's abdication from the throne in 1740.^[3]

Background

His Highness was the son of Sultan Muhammad Alauddin Ibni Al Marhum Pengiran Di-Gadong Pengiran Muda Shah Mubin and Pengiran Anak Sharbanun binti Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Untong.

Accession to the Throne

After Sultan Hussin Kamaluddin abdicated from the throne, Pengiran Muda Omar Ali Saifuddin ascended the throne to become the next Sultan of Brunei. According to Sir Hugh Low, the new Sultan was still very young when he ascended the throne.

Reign

• His Highness tried to preserve peace and prosperity in Brunei, as had been done by his predecessor.
• Thomas Forrest visited Brunei in February 1776.
• His Highness had sent an armed force to attack Manila and later captured it led by Pehin Orang Kaya Di-Gadong Seri Lela Awang Aliwaddin in 1769.^[3] His army defeated the Spaniards in Manila and captured some prisoners.
• Datuk Teting from Sulu, who defeated the British troops at Balambangan in 1774, tried to invade Brunei, but was defeated by Pengiran Temenggong Ampa, who was also the Sultan's uncle in 1775.^[1]

Death

The mausoleum (dome) of Omar Ali Saifuddin I at Kubah Makam Di Raja, Bandar Seri Begawan.

His Highness died on 10 July 1795^[3] during the reign of his eldest son, Muhammad Tajuddin. He was buried at the Kubah Makam Di Raja in Bandar Seri Begawan.^[3] He was the first Sultan to be buried there. He was known as 'Marhum Makam Besar'.

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