Tabariji of Ternate

[1] Tabariji was the son of Sultan Bayan Sirrullah (also known as Abu Lais) and his first and primary wife, Nyaicili Boki Raja.

[2] Nyaicili was the daughter of the King of Tidore; her brother Mir ruled that kingdom after the death of their father in 1526, which gave her increased political leverage.

The Portuguese captain Vincente de Fonseca and the Ternatan regent Pati Sarangi planned to assassinate the boy king Dayal who however managed to flee to Tidore.

[3] After two years an incident occurred where Ternatan forces, opposing the interests of the Portuguese, attacked a newly Christianized settlement on Halmahera.

In his will he gave over his realm to the King of Portugal, including Ternate and the dependent islands and territories Moti, Makian, Kayoa and Moro.

Portuguese Goa in the mid-16th century.