Brunei

The facts about Brunei, the official name: the State of Brunei Darussalam, (Bahasa Malaysia: Country Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام), is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. The country has an area of ​​5765 km ² island of Borneo with occupying entire coastline touching the South China Sea. Its area is separated into two parts by the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.

Currently, Brunei has the second highest Human Development Index in Southeast Asia after Singapore, which is classified as a developed country. According to the International Monetary Fund, Brunei has a gross domestic product per capita is the fifth largest in the world in balance abilities shopping. Meanwhile, Forbes puts Brunei as the fifth richest country of the 182 countries it has oil fields and natural gas areas. In addition, Brunei is also famous for its prosperity and decisiveness in implementing Islamic law, both in the government and society.

The origins of Brunei
Brunei royal pedigree obtained at Tarsilah Stone who wrote the Lineage of the Kings Brunei starting from Awang Alak Betatar, the king who first embraced Islam (1368) came to Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin (Sultan of Brunei to-19, ruled between 1795-1804 and 1804-1807).
Brunei is an old country among the kingdoms in the Malay world. The existence of this Old Brunei to records obtained by Arab, Chinese and oral tradition. In the records of Chinese history known as the Po-li, Po-lo, bangs or Puni and Bunlai. In Arab records identified by Dzabaj or Randj.

Records obtained from the oral tradition Awang Semaun poem that mentions Brunei comes from a new word now named after the clan or tribal group led Pateh Berbai Sakai went to Brunei river looking for a place to establish a new country. After getting the region which has a very strategic position flanked by hills, water, easy to recognize, and to transport and rich in fish as a food source in the river, they also say a new word which meant the place was never very good, pleasing and appropriate in their hearts to establish the country as they wish. Then the new words well that gradually turned into Brunei.

Stupa replicas that can be found in Brunei History Centre explained that the Hindu-Buddhist religion at a time once been embraced by residents of Brunei. Because it has been customary religion of the travelers, when they arrived at a place, they will establish a stupa as a sign and notice of their arrival was to advance religion in that place. Replica tombstones Kung Chih P'u thy epitaph Rokayah bint Sultan Abdul Majid Hasan Ibni Ibni Al-Sultan Muhammad Shah and Syed Alwi tombstone Ba-Faqih (Mufaqih) also describes the arrival of Islam in Brunei carried by the traveler, traders and preachers-mubaliqh Islam, so Islam is influential and a place both locals as well as the royal family of Brunei.

Islam began to grow rapidly in the Sultanate of Brunei since Sharif Ali was appointed Sultan of Brunei to-3 in the year 1425 AD Sultan Sharif Ali was a descendant of Ahlul Bait / pancir of the Prophet's grandson Shalallahualaihi Wassallam the Commander of the Faithful Hasan / Hasan Syaidina as listed in Stone Tarsilah / inscriptions from the 18th century AD are located in Bandar Sri Begawan, Brunei. Descendants of Sultan Sharif Ali was later also developed lower sultans around the lower regions of the Sultanate of Brunei Sultans Sambas and sultans of Sulu.