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Luis Cámara Dery says that by the time De Goiti arrived in 1570, Rajah Matanda had already ceded authority to his nephew and heir apparent, Rajah Sulayman, while still retaining considerable influence. [1] According to William Henry Scott, however, Rajah Sulayman was not proclaimed paramount ruler until Rajah Matanda's death in 1572. [2]
Rajah Matanda (whose real name was recorded by the Legaspi expedition as Ache) and his nephew, Rajah Sulayman "Rajah Mura" or "Rajah Muda" (a Sanskrit title for a Prince), ruled the Muslim communities south of the Pasig River, including Maynila while Lakan Dula ruled non-Muslim Tondo north of the river.
Matanda: Rajah Matanda or Rajah Ache: 1521 1571 Sulayman: Rajah Sulayman III, Rajah of Manila: 1571 1575 Legendary rulers of Maynila Title Name Specifics Dates
Married a princess of Brunei in 1521 while he was the Crown Prince of Luzon and the grand admiral of Brunei; was given the epithet "the Old" (Matanda); witnessed the fall of Manila on 24 May 1570; uncle of Sulayman, the heir apparent (raja muda).
Sultanate of Maguindanao Kasultanan nu Magindanaw كسولتانن نو مڬیندنو 1515 –1899 or 1926 Flag Territory of the Sultanate of Maguindanao in 1521 (purple) and its subjects (light purple) according to various accounts. Capital Tubok (1515–1543) Selangan (1543–1619; 1701–1711) Ramitan (1619–1637) Simuay (1639–1701) Tamontaka (1711–1861) Cotabato (1861–1888 ...
He was in Cebu when he first heard about a well-supplied, fortified settlement to the north, and sent messages of friendship to its ruler, Rajah Matanda, whom he addressed as "King of Luzon." [1] In 1570, Legazpi put Martin de Goiti in command of an expedition north to Manila and tasked him with negotiating the establishment of a Spanish fort ...
Analogously, contemporary Rajah Ache was referred to as Rajah Matanda (Old Rajah), while Rajah Sulayman was sometimes referred to as Rajah Muda or Rajamora (Young Rajah). [1] [2] [3] [7] [6] Historians such as Dery and Scott explain that his given name was Bunaw, but they also continue to refer to him by his title, Lakandula or "the" Lakandula.
At the time, Rajah Matanda's mother (whose name was not mentioned in the accounts) served as the paramount ruler of the Maynila polity, taking over from Rajah Matanda's father (also unnamed in the accounts), [5] who had died when Rajah Matanda was still very young. [80] Rajah Matanda, then simply known as the "Young Prince" Ache, [19] was ...