Accession To The Throne
He subsequently became the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on 4 October 1967, after his father abdicated.
His coronation was held on 1 August 1968, and made him the Yang di-Pertuan (Head of State) of Brunei. Like his father, he has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, of which Brunei was a protectorate until 1984.
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