Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion

Chapter 4

Ami and Palu were brothers from one father and one mother. Ami begot Mangqaw. Mangqaw begot Layna and Linawan, and the sons of Luntung and Makabuyu. Layna begot Rahaban, Kusin, Malin, and Usman. Linawan begot Anggab, Amiru, Nudin, and Musa, and the daughters Limbwan, Ambay, and Alima. Luntung"s sons were Palu and Mamangking; his daughters were Idaw, Ubaw, Baylawa, and Gnaw. Makabuyu begot Asan, Ibrahim, Kambal, Dunggi, Malnang, Linaw, and Ami. Palu begot Dingan, Ansi, Alumay, and a son, Ganap.

Dingan begot Sultan Padinding. Sultan Padinding begot Paramata, Sultana Wata, Sultan Alud, Raja Muda Dawd of Balangingi, Badang, Daga of Lyangan, Badwi, Mawung, Muna, and Ktim.

Talama was the sister of Maka-Kuyung, the sultan of Tapurug.

Dmak of Tatarikun, the son of Magi and Dabulawan, begot Aluyudan, Palala, Amilulung, Dilabayan, Zumukar, Kandigan, Makalinug, and Midaray.

Midaray married a lady from Tatarikun and begot Matanug, Tapu, Mapundilu, and Tumug. Aluyudan begot Anzang, Dapamagi, Laygu, and Madayaw. Madayaw begot Ilunayn, Datu Kabu, and Andabu. Anzang begot Antus. Antus begot Mpas. Dapamagi begot Adadang, Aryung, and Aryung begot Bagang. Layngu begot Mangakut and Mangakut begot Daba. Andabu begot Maslang, Kaluyunan, and Umbayu. Kaluyunan begot Datu Kayu. Umbayu begot Saygu. Saygu begot Rabsar, Baypat, and Binisa. Binisa begot Angudap and Antus.

Matanug begot also Angalin. Angalin begot Ujyaw and Utuq. Utuq begot Abayug, Kubag, Angalin, and the daughter Awyanu. Abayug begot Gi. Gi begot Saliling Zaynudin. Zaynudin begot Ayad and the daughters Ijag and Alay. Alay [9] bore Tarid, Bayutuga, and the daughter Agayun. Agayun*

bore Badri. Badri begot Datu Gibang. Datu Gibang begot Mama-Sati and Datu Badar Adayaw. Datu Badar begot Mbayug. Zaynudin Saliling begot also the daughters Nurun, the mother of Apki, and Agunuku, Padangan, and Layma, the grandmother of Diping.

PART II

This book is the genealogy of the descendants of Hashim and Kureish, who came from Mecca to Mindanao, Bwayan, and the land of Ilanun. It was obtained from Pakih Mawlana Mohammed Amiru-Din, who acquired it from his father, Sahid Wapat. Sahid Wapat and his brothers Umar Maya, Wapat Batwa, Jarnik, and Sumannap received it from their father, Barahaman, who was surnamed Minuli Karakmatu-l-Lah, and Jamalu-l-Alam. Later it pa.s.sed into the possession of Kali Akmad and Sapak, [10] who married Duyan.

The descendant of the Apostle of G.o.d, Sarip Mohammed, came to Juhur and married a woman related to the sultan of Juhur and begot Sarip Kabungsuwan, who came to Mindanao and introduced the religion of Islam.

The ruler of Mindanao then was Raja Tabunaway. Kabungsuwan married Banun, the sister of Raja Tabunaway, who died before any children were born to them. After that Kabungsuwan married Putri Tunina, who became human and was begotten by Mamalu out of the bamboo. Putri Tunina bore three daughters--Putri Milagandi, Putri Mamur, and Putri Batula. Putri Mamur married Pulwa, Raja Bwayan. Putri Milagandi married Malang-sa-Ingud. Putri Batula married Ambang.

Later Sarip Kabungsuwan married Angintabu of Malabang, whose mother was Mazaw.a.n.g and whose father was Sambahan. Angintabu bore Maka-alang, surnamed Saripada, Angintabu had a brother whose name was Maka-apun. Maka-alang married a Bilan woman who was begotten out of a crow"s egg, and begot Bangkaya. Bangkaya married two women of Mindanao and begot two sons, Dimasangkay and Gugu Sarikula, one from each wife. Later he married Maginut of Malabang, the daughter of Maka-apun, and begot Kapitan Lawut. Dimasangkay married a woman of Lusud, called Mira, and another of Simway who bore Umun and Butu-na-Samar. Butu-na-Samar was surnamed Jukulanu, but died young and had no children. Dimasangkay married also Ampas, the sister of Sandab, and begot Umburung. Umburung married Umun and begot Nuni, who was surnamed Amatanding. Ampas married again Pinduma. Nuuni married Gayang, the daughter of Kapitan Laawut Bwisan and the sister of Qudrat, who was surnamed Mupat, and begot Anta, Nagu, Umbun, and the daughters Patawu, Pindaw, Bayu, and Sa-ib.

Sarikula married a lady of Sulug called Raja Putri, who was the sister of Raja Husayn, both of whom descended from the original rulers of Sulug. Raja Putri begot one daughter, Raja Mampay.

Kapitan Lawut married a lady of Slangan called Imbang, who descended from Raja Tabunaway, and begot a son called Qudrat, and a daughter called Gayang, who married Nuni.

Qudrat married Raja Mampay and begot Tiduray. Tiduray married Myayu of Lwan and begot Paramata Asya, who was known as Baya-labi.

He married again Angki, the daughter of Natib Syam by his wife Sawakung of Puntiyabaq, and begot two sons--Barahaman, known as Minuli sa-Rakamatu-l-Lah, and Jamalu-l-Alam.

Barahaman married a woman of Tagman named Panubawun and begot four sons--Bagas, also known as Raja Muda; Anwal, who was ent.i.tled Paduka Sari Sultan and surnamed Wapat Batwa; Jarnik, who was ent.i.tled Gugu; and Sumana, who was Datu Ma-as; also four daughters--Ngway, Lugung, Awu, and Tundug. By Basing of Sangir, the daughter of Makalindi and Timbang Saribu, he begot Manamir, who was ent.i.tled Paduka Sari Sultan and surnamed Sahid Wapat; and Tubu-tubu, ent.i.tled Umar Maya; Maginut; Atika; and Patima. By a Samal woman he begot Datu Sakaludan Jamalu-d-Din and Manjanay. Raja Muda Bagas begot Ampwan, Dayang, and Bayaw by a concubine. Jamalu-l-A"lam married Sinal of Bwayan and begot a son, Banswil, and a daughter, Karani. He also begot Ija, Ila, Awu, Ampan, and Sayka-Datu Abdu-r-Rakun.

Manamir married Karani and Banswil married Manjanay, all of whom are first cousins, the children of Barahaman and Jamalu-l-A"lam.

PART III

Amatunding married Gayang, the sister of Qudrat, and begot Anta, Nagu, and Umbun and the daughters Pindaw, Dawa-dawa, Bayu, Sayib, and Umang. Umang was the grandmother of the sultan of Ramitan. Nagu was the grandfather of the sultan of Tubuk. Anta was the grandfather of the Sultan Sarip Ulu of Dissan. Umbun was the grandfather of Makakuyung, the sultan of Tapurug. Umbun begot Burwa. Burwa begot Mama and Nanak. Nanak begot Bnul, who married Baya Wata of Kabuntalan. Bnul left Baya Wata and went to Unayan with an understanding that unless he returned in forty days their marriage would be null. Bnul did not return, so Baya Wata married Timbang Sulug, and soon after gave birth to Damda, whom she conceived by Bnul.

Mana, the brother of Nanak, married the daughter of the sister of the sultan of Sulug and begot Datu Milbahar, Bantilan, and Datu Adana.

Ma.n.u.sCRIPT NO. VI

THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF MAGINDANAO PROPER

INTRODUCTION

This ma.n.u.script is a copy of the original which is in the possession of Datu Mastura, the best-informed datu of Magindanao, and the son of Sultan Qudrat Jamalu-l-A"lam Untung, the greatest of the late sultans of Magindanao. Datu Mastura has the best collection of Magindanao books and records and owns the most reliable of the royal doc.u.ments that have been preserved. This copy is one of the best specimens of Magindanao literature extant. It is princ.i.p.ally genealogy and speaks briefly of the early history of Magindanao and the rise of its sultanate, its main purpose being to preserve the record of descent and determine the right of succession to the sultanate.

The first page describes the birth of Putri Tunina and her relation to Tabunaway, the ruler of Magindanao. The second page describes the coming of Sharif Kabungsuwan to Magindanao, his conversion of Mindanao to Islam, and his marriage to Putri Tunina. The third page gives an account of Kabungsuwan"s marriage to a princess from Malabang and his descendants from her. The rest of the ma.n.u.script is a detailed account of births and descendants down to the birth of the great grandfather of the present sultan, which must have occurred shortly before the beginning of the nineteenth century. It is the most complete and the most nearly correct copy that exists. It is written at a later period than that of No. V, and covers two later generations. The history and genealogy of the nineteenth century were obtained by personal investigation and inquiry from the oldest and most reliable datus and other persons living. Diagrams Nos. 3 and 4 show the descent of the rulers of Magindanao from Kabungsuwan to the present time.

The full names and t.i.tles of the sultans in the order of their succession are as follows:

1. Sharif Kabungsuwan 2. Sharif Maka-alang 3. Datu Bangkaya 4. Datu Dimasangkay 5. Datu Gugu Sarikula 6. Datu Kapitan Lawut Bwisan 7. Sultan Dipatwan Qudrat (Corralat) 8. Sultan Dundang Tidulay 9. Sultan Barahaman 10. Sultan Kaharu-d-Din Jamalu-l-Alam Kuda 11. Sultan Mohammed j.a.par Sadik Manamir, generally known as Sahid Mupat or Wapat 12. Sultan Dipatwan Anwar, also known as Wapat Batwa 13. Sultan Mohammed Tahiru-d-Din Malinug 14. Sultan Pakir Mawlana Mohammed Kayru-d-Din Kamza, generally known as Pakir Mawlana or Pakih Mawlana 15. Sultan Pakaru-d-Din 16. Sultan Mohammed Amiru-l-Umara Alimu-d-Din Kibad Sahriyal 17. Sultan Kawasa Anwaru-d-Din 18. Sultan Qudrata-l-Lah Jamalu-l-A"lam Untung 19. Sultan Mohammed Makakwa 20. Sultan Mohammed Jalalu-d-Din Pablu, sometimes called Sultan Wata 21. Sultan Mangigin

LITERAL TRANSLATION OF Ma.n.u.sCRIPT NO. VI

IN THE NAME OF G.o.d THE COMPa.s.sIONATE AND MERCIFUL. PRAISE BE TO G.o.d THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE. I HAVE FULL SATISFACTION THAT G.o.d IS MY WITNESS

This book speaks of the origin of the rulers of Magindanao. The first known rulers were Tabunaway and his brother Mamalu. One day they were cutting bamboo to build a fish corral. Mamalu cut down all the trees except one small stalk that was left standing alone. Tabunaway then called to Mamalu, "Finish it up, because it omens ill to our fish corral." Mamalu therefore cut it and found in it a girl whose little finger was slightly cut by a slip of the bolo. He carried the girl to Tabunaway, but Tabunaway told him to keep her and adopt her as his child. This girl was named by Tabunaway Putri Tunina.

On the other hand, there came out from Mecca Sharif Ali Zayna-l-Abidin, who proceeded to Baw.a.n.gin (Malaysia) and settled at Juhur. Here he married the daughter of Sultan Iskandar Thul-Qarnayn of Juhur, whose name was Jusul Asiqin, and begot Sharif Kabungsuwan. Sharif Kabungsuwan came to Magindanao to the mouth of the Tinundan. There he met Tabunaway and accompanied him to the town of Magindanao. This is Sharif Kabungsuwan, who converted to Islam all the people of Magindanao, Slangan, Matampay, Lusud, Kat.i.ttwan, and Simway, and who was followed by all those who accepted Islam in the land of Magindanao.

And it came to pa.s.s that Tabunaway married Sharif Kabungsuwan to the girl that was found inside the bamboo stalk, whose name was Putri Tunina. To them were born three daughters--Putri Mamur, who married Malang-sa-Ingud, an older brother of Pulwa; Putri Milagandi, who married Pulwa, the datu of Bwayan; and Putri Bay Batula, who had no children.

Later Sharif Kabungsuwan married Angintabu, the daughter of Maka-apun, a coast datu of Malabang, and begot Sharif Maka-alang.

Sharif Maka-alang married Buli, a Bilan woman who was found by Parasab in a crow"s egg. There were born to them a boy called Bangkaya and a girl called Maginut.

Bangkaya married a woman of Magindanao and begot Dimasangkay. He also married a woman of Matampay and begot Gugu Sarikula. Later he married Umbun of Slangan and begot Kapitan Lawut Bwisan and Tagsan and Pinwis.

Dimasangkay married a Simway woman and begot Butu-na Samal, who had no offspring, and Uman, a woman. He married also Umpas, the sister of Sandab, and begot Umburung, who was not well known.

Gugu Sarikula married Raja Putri, a Sulug lady, who gave birth to Putri Mampay. He also married the sister of Dasumalung of Linilwan and begot Gawu.

Kapitan Lawut Bwisan married Ambang, the daughter of Dalamba of Slangan, whose son was Sultan Dipatwan Qudrat and whose daughter was Gayang.

Sultan Dipatwan Qudrat married Putri and begot Dundang Tidulay and Arawaldi.

Dundang Tidulay married Paramata Asiya, a Bitalan lady, and begot Putri Gunung Lidang, who was the first Bayalabi of Magindanao and who had no offspring. His children from a concubine were Ila and Ija; from Angki, the daughter of Katib Syam and Puntyabak of Sawakungan, Sultan Mohammed Barahaman and Sultan Mohammed Kaharu-d-Din Kuda.

Ila married Tawbalay and begot Gantar and Lumampaw and a daughter Sarabanun.

Ija was married to Binulukan and begot Maraja Layla Dangkaya and the following daughters: Tumam, Pudtad, Darisay, Nurun, Layin, Imbu, Lilang, Abu, and Ampay, who had no offspring.

Sultan Barahaman begot from Panubawun Raja Muda Bulagas and Sultan Dipatwan Anwar, and Gugu Jarnik and Datu Ma-as Sumannap, and a daughter Anig, and Gawu, and Datu Sakaludan Jamalu-d-Din, and Manjani and Awu and Tundug, and Ngwa and Lugung. From Lady Basing, the daughter of Makalindi, and Timbang Saribu, a lady of Sangil, he begot Sultan j.a.par Sadik Manamir and Umarmaya Tubu-tubu, and the following daughters: Maginut, Fatima, and Atik.