Brunei and Neighboring countries a short tour guide - A Philippines TL

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Brunei and Neighboring countries a short tour guide

Note this is a timeline without Magellan expedition so expect too much different things


Saludong

The Enemy of the Bruneians in the north, a marriage treaty was made to marry Dayang Panginoan and Dayang Kandarapa (due to the Bruneians gaining the lands of Tondo and Meykawayan) before the Sultanate of Saludong formed in the north whose first Sultan is Sultan Sulayman I who has an unknown identity, the Pagans would overwhelm the muslims in 19th century in population causing the Kingdom to be a majority hindu-pagan kingdom, the cities near the coast are predominantly muslim but the cities in upstream of Kagayan/Bannag River Valley and Pampanga River Valley are Hindus, the country comprises of the Northern Half of the Island of Saludong[1].

The Kingdom of Saludong is currently ruled by King Trengana III, married to the late American Acress Grace Kelly who died in 1980’s, he is about to abdicate to his only son in 2019 to his only son who is 60 when he rises to the throne.

The Kingdom of Saludong would be claiming the lands of Meykawayan from the Bruneians but always fail.


1. OTL Luzon

 

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Bruneian Empire

After the death of its emperor, Hayam Wuruk, Majapahit entered the state of decline and was unable to control its overseas possessions. This opened the opportunity for Bruneian kings to expand their influence. Chinese Ming emperor Yongle, after ascending to throne in 1403, immediately dispatched envoys to various countries inviting them to pay tribute to Chinese court. Brunei immediately got involved in the lucrative tributary system with China.

By the 15th century, the empire became a Muslim state, when the King of Brunei converted to Islam, brought by Muslim Indians and Arab merchants from other parts of Maritime Southeast Asia, who came to trade and spread Islam. It controlled most of northern Borneo, and it became an important hub for the East and Western world trading system. The Bruneian empire, just like previous regional empires of Srivijaya, Majapahit, and Malacca, can be considered as a thalassocratic empire that was based upon maritime power, which means its influence was only confined to coastal towns, ports and river estuarines, and seldom penetrated deep into the interior of the island. The Bruneian kings seems to cultivated alliance with regional seafaring peoples of Orang Laut and Bajau that formed their naval armada. The Dayaks, native tribes of interior Borneo however, were not under their control, as its influence seldom penetrated deep into the jungles.

Following the presence of Portuguese after the fall of Malacca, Portuguese merchants traded regularly with Brunei from 1530 and described the capital of Brunei as surrounded by a stone wall. The earliest recorded documentation by the West about Brunei was by an Italian known as Ludovico di Varthema. Ludovico was at the time on a route to the Maluku Islands when he landed in Borneo and met with the people of Brunei. The record of his documentation dates back to 1550.

During the rule of Bolkiah, the fifth Sultan, the empire controlled over coastal areas of northwest Borneo (present-day Brunei, Sarawak and Sabah) and annexed the Southern part of the Island of Saludong , Sulu Archipelago including the Jambangan Peninsula In the 16th century, the Brunei empire's influence also extended as far as Kapuas River delta in West Kalimantan and vassalized Aklan and Mactan. The Malay Sultanate of Sambas in West Kalimantan and Sultanate of Sulu in Southern Philippines in particular has developed dynastic relations with the royal house of Brunei. Other Malay sultans of Pontianak, Samarinda as far as Banjarmasin, treated the Sultan of Brunei as their leader. The true nature of Brunei's relations to other Malay Sultanates of coastal Borneo and Sulu archipelago is still a subject of study. Whether it was a vassalised state, an alliance or just a ceremonial relationship. Since there was other regional polities also exercised their influence upon these sultanates. Sultanate of Banjar (present-day Banjarmasin) for example, was also under the influence of Demak in Java.

The Empire of Brunei consists of Borneo, the Southern half of the island of Saludong, Palawan, Jambangan Peninsula, Sulu Archipelago, Maktan Island and Hantik in Western Panay. The Empire has adversaries on the Kingdom of Saludong, Madyaas and Sugbu Rajahnate.

The Empire of Brunei is currently ruled by Hassanal Bolkiah.

 

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Trengana III

Grace Kelly, Queen Consort

Hassanal Bolkiah

note I based Trengana III on Ninoy since he has commonality with Ninoy of IOTL since Ninoy is not Bruneian lineage although his wife Cory is via the Sumulongs

Marcos is of Bruneian lineage..