Ahmed Shihabuddine of the Maldives
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Al-Sultan Ahmed Shihaabuddine Sri Loka Adheehtha Mahaa Radun (Dhivehi
: އައްސުލްޠާން އަޙްމަދު ޝިހާބުއްދީން ސިރީ ލޯކަ އާދީއްތަ މަހާރަދުން) was the Sultan of Maldives
from 1341 to 1347. He succeeded his father
to the throne and ruled until his deposition by his sister, Queen Khadijah. After his deposition he was banished to Haddhunmathi Atoll
and was assassinated while he was there.
Dhivehi language
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Maldives where it is the national language. It is also the first language of nearly 10,000 people in the island of Minicoy in the Union territory of Lakshadweep, India where the Mahl dialect of the Maldivian...
: އައްސުލްޠާން އަޙްމަދު ޝިހާބުއްދީން ސިރީ ލޯކަ އާދީއްތަ މަހާރަދުން) was the Sultan 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 1341 to 1347. He succeeded his father
Omar I of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Abul Fath Jalaaluddin Omar Veeru Siri Loka Abaarana Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1306 to 1341. He was the son of Sultan Salis. Sultan Omar I ruled the country for 35 years until his death on 1341...
to the throne and ruled until his deposition by his sister, Queen Khadijah. After his deposition he was banished to Haddhunmathi Atoll
Haddhunmathi Atoll
Haddhunmathi or Haddummati Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.It is mostly rimmed by barrier reefs, the broadest of which are topped by islands...
and was assassinated while he was there.