Davud of the Maldives
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Al-Sultan Davud Siri Sundhura Bavana Mahaa Radun (Dhivehi
: އައްސުލްޠާން ދާވޫދު ކަލަމިންޖާ ސިރީ ސުންދުރަ ބަވަނަ މަހާރަދުން) was the Sultan of the Maldives
from 1302 to 1307. He was a son of Sultan Yoosuf I
and succeeded his brother
to the throne. Sultan Davud was the 16th sultan to ascend the throne from the Lunar dynasty
.
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 ދާވޫދު ކަލަމިންޖާ ސިރީ ސުންދުރަ ބަވަނަ 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 1302 to 1307. He was a son of Sultan Yoosuf I
Yoosuf I of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Yoosuf Kalaminjaa I Sri Bavanaadheehtha Mahaa Radun was the son of Audha and younger brother of Sultan Hali II. As his brother Sultan Hali II was childless, he succeeded him after his death on 1288. He died in the year 1294 after ruling for six years....
and succeeded his brother
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....
to the throne. Sultan Davud was the 16th sultan to ascend the throne from the Lunar dynasty
House of Theemuge
Theemuge Dharikolhu or Homa Dharikolhu was one of the early dynasty of the Maldives that reigned from c.1117 until c.1388. According to the record in the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu , which was written in 1194, the first king of the Theemuge Dynasty extended his rule to cover the entire Maldives...
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