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House of Bolkiah - Part 3: At the zenith—splendor, intrigue, and the cost of glory
Dawn breaks over Kampong Ayer, and the golden domes of the palace shimmer in the river’s glassy reflection. The House of Bolkiah stands at its zenith—unrivaled, opulent, and, behind the veil of pageantry, as vulnerable as ever. Power, once a fragile hope, is now a dazzling reality. In the heart of the seventeenth century, Brunei’s sultans preside over a court that commands respect from Manila to Malacca.
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