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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]
[Testimonio de la Real sentencia librada en los autos sequidos por el Sr. Fiscal contra los desciendentes de los Regulos Lacandola, Raja Soliman y Ladia Matanda sobre la extension e inteligencia de las reservas de tributos que por diferentes Sres. Governadores se hand concedidio a los referidos con (roto) de la lista de los reservados ...
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.
Rajah Matanda's mother (also unnamed in the Spanish accounts) then became the paramount ruler of the Maynila polity. In the meantime, Rajah Matanda, then simply known as the "Young Prince" Ache, [ 13 ] was raised alongside his cousin, who was ruler of Tondo, although not specifically named in the Spanish accounts.
According to the genealogy proposed by Mariano A. Henson [5] in 1955, and asserted by Majul in 1973, [6] Sulayman was the 14th [5] Raja of Manila since it was founded as a Muslim [5] principality in 1258 [5] by Rajah Ahmad when he defeated the Majapahit suzerain, Raja Avirjirkaya. [5]
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 ...
Rajah Sulayman – According to the genealogical research done by Luis Camara Dery, investigating the National Archives' "Lakandula documents" in particular, [1] Ache is believed to have had an unnamed younger brother, who became the father of the Rajah Sulayman, who met De Goiti and Legaspi in 1570–71. [1]
Together with lakan , apo (central and northern Luzon), [22] sultan, and rajah, they are titles used for native royalty, and are still used frequently in Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Depending upon the prestige of the sovereign royal family, the title of datu could be equated to royal princes, European dukes , marquesses and counts ...