The Sultan’s commission in Jawi

A reproduction of the separate commission appointing Overbeck Datu Bendahara and Raja of Sandakan. The printed Malay caption identifies the appointment.

Date

22 January 1878

Document type

Manuscript reproduction

Issuing authority / creator

Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam

Citation

Perpuspaan, August 1968, pp. 18–19; microfilm credited to the Public Record Office, London.

Why it matters

The Sultan appoints a ruler and delegates governmental powers through his own authority, in a commission separate from the territorial agreement.