The End of Sovereign Sultanate
The death of Sultan Jamalul Kiram II, without a male heir and the Bates Treaty, effectively ended Sulu's sovereignty. After him, came the period (to this date) of succession of pretenders from competing royal houses largely between the royal bastions of Maimbung and Patikul, all ineffective in quelling the growing civil government established under American imperialism and eventual inclusion of the sultanate into the current Philippine polity.
Post-Sultanate Period
This succession of pretenders can be regarded as Post-Sultanate Period. To this day, pretenders try to outsmart each other, even going to lambasting and demeaning each other's claims. they have forgotten the fact that the revival of this once mighty sultanate depends primarily on their coalescence.
Some have also introduced innovations based on their own viewpoints, such as "Islamizing" or casting the Sultanate as truly Islamic; "modernizing" it by adopting English title like "King" and, with heralds and chivalric orders; adding new selection criteria; or awarding the "datu" titles to non-royals (especially foreigners) in exchange for moral and monetary support.
Some have also introduced innovations based on their own viewpoints, such as "Islamizing" or casting the Sultanate as truly Islamic; "modernizing" it by adopting English title like "King" and, with heralds and chivalric orders; adding new selection criteria; or awarding the "datu" titles to non-royals (especially foreigners) in exchange for moral and monetary support.
Sabah claim, or more properly the North Borneo claim, continues to be another rallying point for royalists. Aside from territorial claim, there is a corollary issue or allegation about mounting or hidden wealth (a combination of cash and golds running into the trillion) deposited somewhere that can only be claimed by a true heir.
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