House of Digadong

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The House of Digadong was a noble family who became the de facto ruling family of the Bruneian Sultanate between 1807–1828 and was the co-ruling princely family of Sarawak alongside James Brooke.[1] It was composed of the descendants of Muhammad Kanzul Alam. The dynasty was formally deposed in 1846.[2]

Parent familyHouse of Bolkiah
Place of originBrunei
Founded1807; 219 years ago (1807)
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House of Digadong
Noble family
Letterhead of Sultan Muhammad Kanzul Alam
Parent familyHouse of Bolkiah
CountryBruneian Empire
Raj of Sarawak
Place of originBrunei
Founded1807; 219 years ago (1807)
FounderMuhammad Kanzul Alam
Titles
  • Sultan of Brunei
  • Regent of Brunei (until 1807)
  • co-Governor of Sarawak
TraditionsSunni Islam
Dissolution(de jure) 1846
(de facto) still exists[a]
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They were an agnatic line which rose after the death of Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin and Muhammad Kanzul Alam temporarily deposing the House of Bolkiah.[b][4] Later Muhammad Alam who would succeed Muhammad Kanzul Alam fought with Omar Ali Saifuddien II in the Bruneian Civil War of 1828. With them being deposed by the House of Bolkiah with the assassination of Muhammad Alam.[5]

They would rose again in Sarawak supported by James Brooke and the British but were formally deposed after the assassination of Pengiran Muda Hashim and his family during the Anglo-Bruneian War.[6]

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  1. Some of them became a branch of Digadong dynasty, name House of Long Mawang.
  2. Muhammad Alam faced strong opposition from his half-sister, Raja Noor Alam, who fiercely protected her son, Omar Ali Saifuddin II's, succession rights and resisted both her father's and brother's attempts to claim absolute control.[3]

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