Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam
Sidhu, Jatswan S.![Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/202/20257728/CHSBZCOP0320257728.jpg)
After being a British protectorate for about 96 years since the 1888 Treaty of Protection, the modern state of Negara Brunei Darussalam (Abode of Peace) eventually obtained its independence from Great Britain on 1 January 1984. Run by a royal family that established a kingdom in Brunei some 650 years ago, the first sultan, Muhammad Shah (Alak Betatar) was installed in c.1363. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the current ruler, is the 29th sultan of th...