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{{Infobox monarch
|name        = Sharif Nasaruddin  <br> الشريف نصر الدِّين
| title          = Marhum Di Kianggeh
|succession  = [[List of Sultans of Brunei|15th Sultan of Brunei]]
|reign       = 1690–1710
|predecessor = [[Muhyiddin]]
|successor   = [[Hussin Kamaluddin]]
|house       = [[Bolkiah]]
| father     = [[Pengiran Muda Besar Abdullah]]
| mother     = [[Pengiran Anak Puteri Besar]]
|religion    = [[Sunni Islam]]
}}

'''Sharif Nasruddin''' was the 15th [[Sultan of Brunei]] who ruled from 1690 until 1710.<ref name="Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei">{{cite web|url=http://www.hmjubliemas.gov.bn/Documents/pdf/Buku%20Sejarah%20Sultan-Sultan%20Brunei.pdf|format=PDF|title=Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei|website=Hmjubliemas.gov.bn|accessdate=3 February 2018}}</ref> He succeeded his uncle, [[Muhyiddin of Brunei|Muhyiddin]] as Sultan of Brunei upon the latter's death in 1690.

==Background==
His Highness was the son of [[Pengiran Muda Besar Abdullah]], the son of Sultan [[Abdul Jalilul Akbar]] and [[Pengiran Anak Puteri Besar]], the daughter of Sultan [[Abdul Hakkul Mubin]]. Thus, he was the grandson of [[Abdul Jalilul Akbar|Sultan Abdul Jalilul Akbar]] and [[Abdul Hakkul Mubin|Sultan Abdul Hakkul Mubin]].

==Accession to the Throne==
Sultan Nasruddin's father, [[Pengiran Muda Besar Abdullah]], was the eldest son of Sultan [[Abdul Jalilul Akbar]].<ref name="Umar">{{Cite book|author=Umar, Jamil|year=2008 |title=Dato Godam |edition=fourth |location=Bandar Seri Begawan |publisher=Pusat Sejarah Brunei |page=4 |isbn=99917-34-37-6}}</ref> Being the first son, [[Pengiran Muda Besar Abdullah]] was expected to succeed. However, he did not have the opportunity to rule Brunei. Instead, his younger brother, Sultan [[Abdul Jalilul Jabbar]] succeeded their father in 1659. When Sultan [[Muhyiddin]] died in 1690, his heir was only 11 years old at that time.<ref name="Umar">{{Cite book|author=Umar, Jamil|year=2008 |title=Dato Godam |edition=fourth |location=Bandar Seri Begawan |publisher=Pusat Sejarah Brunei |page=4 |isbn=99917-34-37-6}}</ref> As [[Nasruddin]]'s father was the first son of Sultan [[Abdul Jalilul Akbar]], [[Nasruddin]] was installed as the 15th Sultan of Brunei.

==Reign==
Sultan Nassaruddin was a competent and wise ruler. It was d* His Highness was a competent and wise ruler. He was the first ruler of Brunei to introduce gold coinage in the sultanate.<ref name="royalark.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.royalark.net/Brunei/brunei6.htm|title=brunei6|website=www.royalark.net|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702075717/https://www.royalark.net/Brunei/brunei6.htm.htm|archivedate=2017-07-02|df=}}</ref>
* [[Dato Godam]] visited [[Brunei]]. During the Sultan's reign, he recruited [[Dato Godam]] to serve as his adviser.


==Dato Godam==
During his rule a prince from [[Pagaruyung]], Raja Umar or [[Dato Godam]] visited Brunei. [[Dato Godam]] was greatly favored by the monarch due to his intelligence and experience in administration. As a result, with his expertise [[Dato Godam]] was recruited by the court to act as an advisor to the Sultan. According to oral traditions, [[Dato Godam]] was adored by Sultan Nassaruddin. This was because he was very impressed with [[Dato Godam]]'s sincerity, capability, and guidance.<ref> {{Cite book|(contracted; show full)}}
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