(Tomb of the second Sultan of Brunei in Nanjing)
It is a relatively unknown fact outside of Southeast Asia but one of the Sultans of Brunei is actually buried in Nanjing. He ascended the throne is 1402 and sent an envoy to China in 1406 and two years later led a delegation to China himself. While on the visit to China he died at the relatively young age of 28. The second sultan of Brunei Sultan Abdul Majid Hassan, recorded in Chinese sources as Ma’na’je’ka’na, is said to have visited China with a delegation of 150 people along with his his wife, brothers and sons. While visiting Nanjing the Sultan became ill, the Emperor of China ordered the imperial doctors to treat him but to no avail and he died in China and was given a royal funeral according to the wishes of the emperor.
The Tomb was discovered in 1958 and the area was afforested in 1975,
MAY ALLAH BLESSED HIS SOUL AND REWARD HIM WITH THE PARADISE. HE SEEMS TO HAVE DONE DAKWAH FOR ALLAH
Interesting post!
According to Chinese scholars, Paduka Batara of Sulu was the only foreign sultan buried in China.
Does that mean that Brunei Sultan Abdul Majid Hassan have Chinese lineage?
“Dezhou is the only place where a foreign sultan’s tomb can be found. Sultan Sulu’s Tomb, located in the northern suburb of Dezhou, is well preserved as a national important cultural relic by the central and local governments.”
Source: http://www.chinasolarcity.cn/Html/tours/175925348.html
Add’t info about my earlier post.
The Only Foreign Royal Tomb in China
http://www.xzbu.com/7/view-3026025.htm