During these travels he developed a keen interest in the native people and their customs, especially the Muruts of the Interior.
This wave of migration is believed to represent the time when the indigenous hill people of present day Sabah had first arrived, namely the Murut and the Kadazan-Dusun, while Brunei Malays settlement appeared somewhat later.
Murut people, an ethnic group of the northern inland regions of Borneo
They can be considered as a native group or 'tribe' in their own right, with a language distinct from other neighbouring native groups such as the Kenyah, Kayan, Murut or Kelabit.
Murut | Lun Bawang ('Murut') | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation | Murut people |
There are five minority peoples native to Brunei, each with their own language: Tutong, Belait, Dusun, Bisaya, and Lun Bawang ('Murut').
Santulan which also a Pengeran, the father to Pehin Orang Kaya-Kaya Koroh was a Murut descendant of Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin, the 25th Sultan of Brunei.