Muhammad Mueenuddeen II was the sultan of the Maldives from 1886 to 1888.[1] On 16th of December of 1887, he accepted British protection and the country became a British protectorate within the British Empire while retaining the local monarchy.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Maldive Sovereigns from AD 1117".
  2. ↑ Panton, Kenneth J. (2015). Historical Dictionary of the British Empire. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 311. ISBN 978-0810875241.



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