Battle of Manila (1258)

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] and Cesar Adib Majul in the 1950s.[2] It is notable for marking one of the earliest proposed dates for the foundation of the pre-colonial polity at Maynila.[2]

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]

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.


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