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Hassan Nooraddeen I

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Sultan Al hajj Hassan Nooraddeenul Iskandhar I was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1779–1799. He was the son of Sultan Muhammad Mu'iz ud-din. Nooraddeen went on hajj twice and on the second occasion he battled with the Sharif of Mecca. He died in Jeddah, together with 238 of the men of the Maldivian army, from an infectious disease called kashividhuri or smallpox.[1]

Preceded by Sultan of the Maldives
1779–1799
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ Gunaratne, Shelton A. (27 July 2000). Handbook of the Media in Asia. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-9427-5.