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In the Shadow of 1881: The Death of Sultan Jamalul Alam and its Impact on Colonial Transition in Sulu, Philippines from 1881–1904

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2020

Cesar Andres-Miguel Suva
Cesar Andres-Miguel Suva*
Affiliation:
The Immigrant Education Society
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Corresponding author: cesarsuva@immigrant-education.ca
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Abstract

In 1881, the southern Philippine archipelago of Sulu was plunged into an extended contest for the succession to its sultanate. With only a tentative peace established by 1894, tensions remained volatile between the districts of Patikul, Parang, Luuk, and Maimbung on the main island of Jolo. These tensions straddled coincided with the transition of the colonial regimes from the Spanish to the US regime in 1899. Therefore, the events of the early years of American rule, most often understood in the context of the American arrival and Spanish departure, were in fact intertwined with the prevailing conflict and rivalry between local candidates vying for the sultanate

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SuluPhilippinesColonialismHistoryMuslim MinorityMoros
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TRaNS: Trans-Regional and -National Studies of Southeast Asia , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , November 2020 , pp. 85 - 99
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Institute of East Asian Studies, Sogang University

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