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{{Infobox monarch
|name        = Muhammad Tajuddin <br /> محمد تاج الدين
|image       = Sultan_Muhammad_Tajuddin.jpg
|caption     = Muhammad Tajuddin's tombstone at [[Kubah Makam Di Raja]]
|succession  = [[List of Sultans of Brunei|19th Sultan of Brunei]]
|reign-type   = 1st reign
|reign        = 1778-1804
|predecessor  = [[Omar Ali Saifuddin I]]
|successor    = [[Muhammad Jamalul Alam I]]
|reign-type1  = 2nd reign
|reign1       = 1804 – 1807
|predecessor1 = [[Muhammad Jamalul Alam I]]
|successor1   = [[Muhammad Kanzul Alam]]
|spouse      = [[Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Bulan]]<br />Dayang Asiah binti Manteri Husain
|issue-link  = #Marriage and children
|issue       = [[Muhammad Jamalul Alam I|Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam I]]<br />Pengiran Muda Saiful Rijal<br />Pengiran Temenggong Pengiran Anak Muhammad Yusuf<br />Pengiran Anak Yakub
|house       = [[Bolkiah]]
| father     = [[Omar Ali Saifuddin I]]
| mother     = [[Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Nuralam]]
|religion    = [[Sunni Islam]]
}}

'''Muhammad Tajuddin''', the 19th [[Sultan of Brunei]],<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|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140936/http://www.hmjubliemas.gov.bn/Documents/pdf/Buku%20Sejarah%20Sultan-Sultan%20Brunei.pdf|archivedate=31 January 2018|df=}}</ref> succeeded his father [[Omar Ali Saifuddin I]] in 1778 and ruled until his voluntarily abdication in favour of his eldest son, [[Muhammad Jamalul Alam I]], in April 1804, and from his son's death in November 1804 until his death in 1807.

==Background==
Muhammad Tajuddin was the eldest son of [[Omar Ali Saifuddin I]] by his second wife, [[Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Nuralam]]. He was the half-brother of [[Muhammad Kanzul Alam]] who later succeeded him as the 21st [[Sultan of Brunei]] and [[Pengiran Shahbandar Pengiran Anak Abdul Wahab]], the father of 24th Sultan of Brunei, [[Abdul Momin]].

As he was the eldest and legitimate son of [[Omar Ali Saifuddin I]], he was installed as the heir to Brunei throne with the title of 'Yang Di-Pertuan Muda' by his father.<ref name="royalark.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.royalark.net/Brunei/brunei8.htm|title=brunei8|website=www.royalark.net|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702075717/http://www.royalark.net/Brunei/brunei8.htm|archivedate=2017-07-02|df=}}</ref>
==Reign==
[[File:Batu_Tarsilah.jpg|thumb|left|Batu Tarsilah at [[Kubah Makam Di Raja]], [[Bandar Seri Begawan]].]]
Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin commanded [[Khatib Haji Abdul Latif]] to write [[Silsilah Raja-Raja Berunai]]. The [[Batu Tarsilah]], a stone tablet that describes the Genealogy of the Sultans of Brunei in [[Jawi alphabet]] was completed during his rule.<ref name="Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei"/> He instructed [[Khatib Haji Abdul Latif]] to obtain 'Rumah Waqaf' for Brunei's pilgrims in [[Mecca]].<ref name="Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei"/>

In foreign affairs, he sent envoys to [[Qing]] China for marketizing Brunei's products.<ref name="Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei"/> As he wanted to maintain peace in the sultanate, he was keen to normalize Brunei's relations with Spain who made a presence in the [[Philippines]] by sending an envoy there.<ref name="Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei"/>

==Second reign==
When the Sultan ascended to the throne in 1804, he was already old. To help his rule, he decided to appoint a Regent. He tried to appoint Pengiran Anak Yusof as his Regent.<ref name=Halim>{{Cite book|author=Halim, Yura|year=2002 |title=Ririsej Brunei Darussalam (in Malay) |edition= |location=Bandar Seri Begawan |publisher=Dewan Bahasan dan Pustaka |page=72-73 |isbn=}}</ref> However, Pengiran Anak Yusof rejected the offer. Instead, he made his half-brother [[Muhammad Kanzul Alam]], who was a member of the [[Vizier|Brunei Viziers]], as his Regent.<ref name=Halim/> 

At the same time of his reign, he appointed his daughter-in-law [[Raja Isteri Noralam binti Sultan Muhammad Kanzul Alam]], widow of [[Muhammad Jamalul Alam I]], and Pehin Jawatan Dalam Munap as advisers to [[Omar Ali Saifuddin II]].<ref name=Halim/> 

==Death==
Muhammad Tajuddin died in 1807.<ref name="Sejarah Sultan-Sultan Brunei"/> He was buried at [[Kubah Makam Di Raja]] in [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]. His tombstone is situated near the resting place of his son, [[Muhammad Jamalul Alam I]], and his grandson, [[Omar Ali Saifuddin II]].

He was succeeded by his half-brother, [[Muhammad Kanzul Alam]].<ref name="royalark.net"/>

==References==
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