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The Sultanate of Cirebon (Indonesian: Kesultanan Cirebon, Pegon: كسلطانن چيربون , Sundanese: Kasultanan Cirebon) was an Islamic sultanate in West Java founded in the 15th century. It is said to have been founded by Sunan Gunungjati , as marked by his letter proclaiming Cirebon's independence from Pajajaran in 1482, [ 2 ...
The following is a listing of the sovereigns of the kingdoms in the Philippine archipelago before their dominions fell to either the Kingdom of the Spains and the Indies (mostly in the 16th or 17th century) or the United States of America (in the 20th century), and of their non-sovereign descendants that kept honorary titles.
The architecture and interior of the kraton are a blend of Sundanese, Javanese, Islamic, Chinese, and Dutch styles with European architecture. After the death of Sultan Kacirebonan I Sultan Cerbon Commander of the Faithful in 1814, the queen of King Resminingpuri who is the consort of the late Sultan Kacirebonan I lived in the area of Taman Sari Cave Sunyaragi, but by having a young child and ...
The adjectival form of the word is "sultanic", [1] and the state and territories ruled by a sultan, as well as his office, are referred to as a sultanate (سلطنة salṭanah). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The term is distinct from king ( ملك malik ), though both refer to a sovereign ruler.
Nick Joaquin, National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. The American occupation and colonization of the Philippines led to the rise of "free verse" poetry, prose, and other genres. English became a common language for Filipino writers, with the first English novel written by a Filipino being the Child of Sorrow (1921).
Ancient Philippine scripts are various writing systems that developed and flourished in the Philippines around 300 BC. [citation needed] These scripts are related to other Southeast Asian systems of writing that developed from South Indian Brahmi scripts used in Asoka Inscriptions and Pallava Grantha, a type of writing used in the writing of palm leaf books called Grantha script during the ...
The earliest date suggested for direct Chinese contact with the Philippines was 982. At the time, merchants from " Ma-i " (now thought to be either Bay, Laguna on the shores of Laguna de Bay , [ 32 ] or a site called "Mait" in Mindoro [ 33 ] [ 34 ] ) brought their wares to Guangzhou and Quanzhou .
Pendopo in Kraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon Garden of Kraton Kasepuhan A mosque inside the complex of Kraton Kasepuhan. The Kraton Kasepuhan is the oldest kraton (sultan's palace) in the Indonesian city of Cirebon. It is the residence of the Sultan of Kasepuhan and the royal palace of the Sultanate of Cirebon.