Battle of Manila (1258)

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The legendary Battle of Manila in 1258 (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila) is recounted in oral histories of the Tagalog people, as documented by Filipino historians Mariano Henson in the 1950s [1] [ verification needed ][ need quotation to verify ] and Cesar Adib Majul in the 1950s. [2] [ verification needed ][ need quotation to verify ] It is notable for marking one of the earliest proposed dates for the foundation of the pre-colonial polity at Maynila. [2] [ verification needed ][ need quotation to verify ]

According to these legends, a Bruneian naval commander named Rajah Ahmad, established pre-colonial Maynila as a Muslim principality in 1258 after defeating its commander, a Majapahit ruler named Anuj Avirjirkaya. [1] [ verification needed ][ need quotation to verify ]

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References

  1. 1 2 Henson, Mariano A (1955). The Province of Pampanga and its towns (A.D. 1300–1955) with the genealogy of the rulers of central Luzon. Manila: Villanueva Books.
  2. 1 2 Majul, César Adib (1973). Muslims in the Philippines. Diliman: University of the Philippines Asian Center.