Caboloan

Caboloan
Luyag na Caboloan
c. 1406–1576
Status Tributary state to Ming dynasty
Capital Binalatongan
Common languages Pangasinan, other Northern Luzon languages
Religion Buddhism, Hinduism, Animism and Folk religion
Government Monarchy
History  
 Established
c. 1406
 Spanish conquest of Pangasinan
1576
Currency Silver, Barter
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Prehistory of the Philippines
Barangay state
New Spain
Spanish East Indies
Today part of  Philippines
Caboloan
Traditional Chinese 馮嘉施蘭

Caboloan (also spelled Kaboloan; Pangasinan: Luyag na Caboloan),[1] referred to Chinese records as Feng-chia-hsi-lan (Chinese: 馮嘉施蘭; pinyin: Féngjiāshīlán),[2] was a sovereign pre-colonial Philippine polity located in the fertile Agno River basin and delta, with Binalatongan as the capital.[3] It expanded its territory and influence from Pangasinan, to what are now the neighboring provinces of Tarlac, La Union, Benguet, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya, and had full independence until the Spanish conquest. It traded with the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Ashikaga shogunate and for trading with and sending gifts to Ming dynasty. The polity of Pangasinan sent emissaries to China in 1406–1411.[2]

The Chinese records of this kingdom began when King (Chinese: 王, pinyin: Wáng, Wade–Giles: Huang2), Kamayin, sent an envoy bringing gifts to the Chinese Emperor.[2]

Around the same period, the Srivijaya and Majapahit empires rose in Indonesia and Malaysia, and extended their influence over much of Southeast Asia. Urduja, a mythical warrior princess, is believed to have ruled in Pangasinan around the 14th century.[4]

In the 16th century, the port settlement of Agoo[5] in Pangasinan was called the "Port of Japan" by the Spanish.[6] The locals wore apparel typical of other maritime Southeast Asian ethnic groups in addition to Japanese and Chinese silks. Even common people were clad in Chinese and Japanese cotton garments. They also blackened their teeth and were disgusted by the white teeth of foreigners, which were likened to that of animals. They used porcelain jars typical of Japanese and Chinese households. Japanese-style gunpowder weapons were also encountered in naval battles in the area.[7] In exchange for these goods, traders from all over Asia would come to trade primarily for gold and slaves, but also for deerskins, civet and other local products. Other than a notably more extensive trade network with Japan and China, they were culturally similar to other Luzon groups to the south, especially the Kapampangans.

Limahong, a Chinese corsair and warlord, briefly invaded the polity after his failure in the Battle of Manila (1574). He then set up an enclave of wokou (Japanese and Chinese pirates) in Pangasinan. Nevertheless, the Mexico-born Juan de Salcedo and his force of Tagalog, Visayan and Latino soldiers then assaulted and destroyed the pirate-kingdom, liberated the Pangasinan people and then incorporated their polity into the Spanish East Indies of the Spanish Empire.

Notable monarchs of Caboloan

Image Ruler Events/Notes From Until
Kamayin (細馬銀)Sends gifts to China14061408
TaymeyEmbassy to China formally established14081409
Liyu1409?
Yongle Emperor (Honorary)Chinese Emperor holds a banquet in honor of PangasinanDecember 11, 1411
Warrior-Princess UdayaA legendary warrior princess who is recognized as a heroine in Pangasinan. She has been depicted as the only daughter of a Rajah whose sons lost their lives defending their agricultural settlements in the Agno River valley and sea trade routes to their Srivijaya and Champa allies.c. 13501400
Chinese Warlord LimahongPangasinan is sacked and a pirate-enclave is established1575
Conquistador Juan de SalcedoPirates were repulsed and Pangasinan is incorporated into the Spanish Empire15751576

See also

Pre-Colonial History of the Philippines
Barangay government
Ten datus of Borneo
Legendary
Suwarnapumi
Chryse
Ophir
Tawalisi
Wāḳwāḳ
Sanfotsi
Zabang
States in Luzon
Caboloan (Pangasinan)
Ma-i
Rajahnate of Maynila
Namayan
Tondo
States in the Visayas
Kedatuan of Madja-as
Kedatuan of Dapitan
Rajahnate of Cebu
States in Mindanao
Rajahnate of Butuan
Sultanate of Sulu
Sultanate of Maguindanao
Sultanates of Lanao
Key figures
History of the Philippines
Portal: Philippines

Notes

  1. Flores, Marot Nelmida-. The cattle caravans of ancient Caboloan : interior plains of Pangasinan : connecting history, culture, and commerce by cartwheel. National Historical Institute. Ermita: c2007. http://www.kunstkamera.ru/files/lib/978-5-88431-174-9/978-5-88431-174-9_20.pdf
  2. 1 2 3 Scott, William Henry (1989). "Filipinos in China in 1500" (PDF). China Studies Program. De la Salle University. p. 8.
  3. http://anaknabinalatongan.wixsite.com/anaknabinalatongan/single-post/2014/12/21/History-of-Binalatongan
  4. http://snml.weebly.com/princess-urduja.html
  5. de Loarca, Miguel (1582). Relacion de Las Yslas Filipinas.
  6. Sals, Florent Joseph (2005). The history of Agoo : 1578-2005. La Union: Limbagan Printhouse. p. 80.
  7. Scott, William Henry (1994). Barangay. Manila Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press. p. 187.
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