Muhammad Tajuddin succeeded his father, Omar Ali Saifuddin I, to the throne in 1778, and served until 1804 before abdicating in favor of his son, Muhammad Jamalul Alam I However, after his son died later that year, Tajuddin regained the throne and served until his death in 1807.
12 Facts About Muhammad Tajuddin
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Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin was a just and wise ruler who governed Brunei based on Islamic principles.
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Muhammad Tajuddin dispatched envoys to China to advertise Brunei's products.
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Muhammad Tajuddin made a significant contribution to preserving Brunei's royal ancestry by assigning Pehin Khatib Haji Abdul Latif the task of recording and completing the genealogy of Brunei's sultans.
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Muhammad Tajuddin entrusted Abdul Latif with the task of acquiring a house in Mecca to serve as a waqaf property where a Bruneian home, known as a rumah wakaf, was built.
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Muhammad Tajuddin successfully purchased a waqaf house on a plot of land in the Al-Shamiya District of Mecca, fulfilling the sultan's vision.
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Muhammad Tajuddin willingly abdicated the throne in 1804 after ruling Brunei for over 26 years, believing he was growing too old.
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Muhammad Tajuddin passed the throne to his infant son, Pengiran Muda Tengah Muhammad Jamalul Alam, on Thursday, 15 Muharram 1219.
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Muhammad Tajuddin then re-assumed the throne in November 1804 to govern the country until the child sultan reached adulthood.
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Worried about a power struggle within the royal family, Muhammad Tajuddin appointed Pengiran Digadong Ayah as regent for the young sultan.
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Muhammad Tajuddin's concerns arose from Pengiran Digadong Ayah's multiple marriages to ensure male heirs, which led him to suspect that his stepbrother might seek to establish his own bloodline on the throne.
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Muhammad Tajuddin officially became Sultan Muhammad Kanzul Alam, and Tajuddin is laid to rest in the Royal Mausoleum.