(Seated from left) Rajah Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, Sultan Jalul Kiram III, Sultan Bantilan Esmail Kiram II. (Standing from left) Datu Alianapia Kiram, Datu Phugdal Kiram and Datu Baduruddin Kiram
As a Sabahan, I have met several ‘Sulu Sultans’ who claimed that my state belonged to the sultanate.
“ASSALAMUALAIKUM, Philip,” said the self-styled Sultan of Sulu, Phugdalun Kiram II, in a telephone call from Jolo island, southern Philippines.
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