Omar I of the Maldives
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Al-Sultan Abul Fath Jalaaluddin Omar Veeru Siri Loka Abaarana Mahaa Radun (Dhivehi
: އައްސުލްޠާން އަބުލް ފަތްޙު ޖަލާލުއްދީން ޢުމަރު ވީރު ސިރީ ލޯކައަބާރަނަ މަހާރަދުން) 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. He had a son named Ahmed Shihaabuddheen
and two daughters Khadhijah
and Raadhafathi
, all of whom later became rulers of the Maldives. He was succeeded by his son Ahmed Shihaabuddheen
.
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 އަބުލް ފަތްޙު ޖަލާލުއްދީން ޢުމަރު ވީރު ސިރީ ލޯކައަބާރަނަ މަހާރަދުން) was the Sultan of the 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 1306 to 1341. He was the son of Sultan Salis
Salis of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Salis Kalaminjaa Siri Meesuvara Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of Maldives from 1293 to 1302. He succeeded to the throne after the death of his father Sultan Yoosuf I, by becoming the 15th sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Lunar dynasty....
. Sultan Omar I ruled the country for 35 years until his death on 1341. He had a son named Ahmed Shihaabuddheen
Ahmed Shihabuddine of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Ahmed Shihaabuddine Sri Loka Adheehtha Mahaa Radun 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...
and two daughters Khadhijah
Khadijah of the Maldives
Al-Sultana Khadeejah Sri Raadha Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi or more famously known as just Rehendhi Khadeejah meaning, Queen Khadeejah, was the Sultana of the Maldives from 1347 to 1380. She is one of the earliest female heads of state in a Muslim nation...
and Raadhafathi
Raadhafathi of the Maldives
Al-Sultana Raadhafathi Sri Suvama Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi was the Sultana of the Maldives from 1379 to 1380. She was the third daughter of Sultan Omar I of the Maldives and ascended the throne of the Maldives after the death of her sister, Rehendhi Khadijah...
, all of whom later became rulers of the Maldives. He was succeeded by his son Ahmed Shihaabuddheen
Ahmed Shihabuddine of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Ahmed Shihaabuddine Sri Loka Adheehtha Mahaa Radun 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...
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