The Lion Throne
Coronation Proclamation
of
King Siri Kula Sudha Ira Siyaaka Saathura Audha Keerithi Katthiri Bovana
Sultan Hassan Nooreddine II
21 July 1938: Male, Maldives

King Siri Kula Sudha Ira Siyaaka Saathura Audha Keerithi Katthiri Bovana (Hassan Nooreddine II), by Sublime Peace, the Immaculate, the Exalted, descended from the Moon and the Sun, endowed with the knowledge of the Arts and the Sciences, pure and majestic Warrior of the World, King

At every intersection the gong officer calls

Teachers, callers to prayer and readers of the sermon! City dwellers and wayfarers! Dignitaries and commoners! Minors and adults! Women and men! All you subjects hear this, witness this and understand this!

the Gong officer strikes seven times on the gong with his baton and the Master of the Ceremony proclaims as follows

The Sultan and Conquering Hero Hassan Izzuddine Iskander by Sublime Peace, the Immaculate, the Exalted, of the Golden Race, pure and majestic Warrior of the World, King. Claiming their royal status from his noble Dynasty, reigned several kings. Among them was the Sultan Mohamed Imaduddine Iskander by Sublime Peace, the Immaculate, the Exalted, descended from the Moon and the Sun, endowed with the knowledge of the Arts and the Sciences, pure and majestic Warrior of the World, King. To Him was begotten by conception in the royal womb of the Likeness of a Thousand Perfect Pearls in the Realm of Kings, a Gracious Blessing to the World and the Royal Canopy the Princess and Queen Consort Zuleikha, the Prince Hassan Izzudine, Ruler and Reigning Prince. To Him was begotten by conception in the royal womb of the Likeness of a Thousand Steadfast Steps, a Gracious Blessing to the World and the Royal Canopy the Princess Aishah, the Sultan Mohamed Mueenuddine the Second Iskander, by Sublime Peace, the Immaculate, the Exalted, descended from the Moon and the Sun, endowed with the knowledge of the Arts and the Sciences, pure and majestic Warrior of the World, King. To Him was begotten by conception in the royal womb of the Likeness of a Thousand Perfect Pearls in the Realm of Kings, a Gracious Blessing to the World and the Royal Canopy the Princess and Queen Consort Zuleikha, the Prince Hassan, who shall from this day forward be called Sultan Hassan Nooreddine the Second, by Sublime Peace, the Immaculate, the Exalted, descended from the Moon and the Sun, endowed with the knowledge of the Arts and the Sciences, pure and majestic Warrior of the World, King.

Know this and understand this.

the Gong officer strikes seven times on the gong with his baton

The Gong Officer (Koli Kaleyge) was Koli Kalhu Tuttu
and
the Master of the Ceremony (Aboonaayaka) was the Minister of the Interior Prince Hassan Farid Didi