List of sultans of Sulu

Sultan of Sulu
Sultan sin Sūg (Tausug)
سلطان سولو
Flag of the Sultanate of Sulu
Jamalul Kiram II, last sovereign ruler
Details
StyleHis Majesty
First monarchSharif ul-Hāshim
Formation1405 or 1457
ResidenceMaimbung
AppointerRuma Bechara (hereditary in practice)
Pretender(s)
Disputed
  • Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram (House of Kiram)
  • Phugdalun Kiram II (House of Kiram)
  • Ibrahim Q. Bahjin-Shakirullah II (House of Bahjin)
  • Muizuddin Jainal Abirin Bahjin (House of Bahjin)
  • Mohammad Venizar Julkarnain Jainal Abirin (House of Abirin)
  • and others

This is a list of sultans of Sulu and later pretenders to the title. The Royal House of Sulu is a royal house of the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines. Historically the head of the Sultanate of Sulu, after 1915 the position of sultan carried with it no political powers or privileges and became mostly a cultural figure.

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