From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kingdom of Maynila
Kingdom of Maynila
Kaharian ng Maynila north of the river. These settlements held ties with the
Kota Seludong sultanates of Brunei, Sulu, and Ternate, Indonesia (not to
Maynila, Seludong be confused with Ternate in present-day Cavite).
Kingdom Pre-hispanic History of the Philippines
← 1500s–1571
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Capital Not specified
Government Rajahnate
History
- established by the 1500s
Kingdom of Brunei under
Sultan Bolkiah
- Conquest by Spain 1571 Barangay government
Ten datus of Borneo
Saludung), Maynila,
The Kingdom of Seludong (Saludung or Maynila which
States in Luzon
after colonization became Manila, capital of the Philip-
pines, was one of three major city-states that dominated Kingdom of Maynila
the area around the upper portion of the Pasig River be- Kingdom of Namayan
fore the arrival of Spanish colonizers in the 16th century. Kingdom of Tondo
The early inhabitants of the present-day Manila en-
States in the Visayas
gaged in trade relations with its Asian neighbors as well
as with the Hindu empires of Java and Sumatra as con- Confederation of Madyaas
firmed by archaeological findings. The name of the set- States in Mindanao
tlement in Majapahit documents is recorded as Saludung. Kingdom of Butuan
Trade ties between China became extensive by the 10th
Sulu Sultanate
century, while contacts with Arabs reached its peak in
the 12th century.[1] Sultanate of Maguindanao
During the reign of Sultan Bolkiah (1485–1521) the Lanao Confederation
Kingdom of Brunei decided to break the Tondo’s monop-
Key figures
oly in the China trade by attacking Tondo and establish-
ing the city-state of Seludong as a Bruneian satellite. This Sulaiman II · Lakan Dula · Sulaiman III · Katuna
is narrated through Tausug and Malay royal histories, Tarik Sulayman · Tupas · Kabungsuwan · Kudarat
where the names Seludong, Saludong or Selurong are used Humabon · Lapu-Lapu · Alimuddin I
to denote Manila prior to colonization.[2]
History of the Philippines
Because of the presence of plants called "nila"
(Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea), this new city was even- Portal: Philippines
tually named "May-nila," which transliterates as "There
is nila (here)". Maynila is also sometimes called Maynilad
because nila is popularly referred to as nilad by people un- See also
familiar with the plant, a correction asserted by histori- • Kingdom of Namayan
ans Ambeth Ocampo and Carmen Guerrero Nakpil.[3] • Kingdom of Tondo
In the mid-16th century, the areas of present-day • Confederation of Madya-as
Manila were sultanates and they were governed by Mus- • Rajah Sulaiman II (Rajah Matandâ)
lim rajahs. Sulaiman II (also known as Matandâ) and his • Rajah Sulaiman III
nephew, Sulaiman III, ruled the Muslim communities • Battle of Bankusay Channel
south of the Pasig River, including the Kingdom of • List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
Maynila, while Lakandula ruled the Kingdom of Tondo
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References http://services.inquirer.net/print/
print.php?article_id=20080625-144587, retrieved
[1] History of Manila. Accessed September 08, 2008. 2008-09-09
[2] Carmen Guerrero Nakpil (October 29, 2003),
CARMEN NAKPIL: MANILA UNDER THE MUSLIMS,
Malaya, http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/ht/
Additional reading
ht003845.htm, retrieved 2008-12-05 • Nick Joaquin’s Almanac for Manileños
[3] Ambeth Ocampo (June 25, 2008), Looking Back: Pre- • The River Dwellers by Grace P. Odal
Spanish Manila, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
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