Hassan I of the Maldives
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Sultan Hassan Al-Hilaaly I, Sri bavana Mahaa radhun was the first sultan
to ascend the throne of Maldives
from the Hilaaly dynasty by abolishing the dynasty which had ruled the Maldives for more than two centuries. He ascended the throne of The Maldives in 1388.
Sultan Hassan I was the son of Hilaaly Kalo and his wife Golhaa vehi kanbulo. He ruled the country for 10 years until his death in 1398.
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
to ascend the throne of Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
from the Hilaaly dynasty by abolishing the dynasty which had ruled the Maldives for more than two centuries. He ascended the throne of The Maldives in 1388.
Sultan Hassan I was the son of Hilaaly Kalo and his wife Golhaa vehi kanbulo. He ruled the country for 10 years until his death in 1398.