Sultanate of Maguindanao
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Was a sultanate that ruled parts of the island of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines.
Establishment
January 1516: Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan of Johor introduced Islam in the area, which was earlier Hindu influenced from Srivijaya times, at the end of the 16th century and established himself as Sultan seated in Malabang-Lanao.
January 1516: Establishment of the Sultanate of Maguindanao by Sharif Kabungsuwan.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1521: Unlike in Sulu and Maguindanao, the Sultanate system in Lanao was uniquely decentralized. The area was divided into Four Sovereign States of Lanao or the Pat a Phangampong a Ranao which are composed of a number of royal houses (Sapolo ago nem a Panoroganan or The Sixteen (16) Royal Houses) with specific territorial jurisdictions within mainland Mindanao. This decentralized structure of royal power in Lanao was adopted by the founders, and maintained up to the present day, in recognition of the shared power and prestige of the ruling clans in the area, emphasizing the values of unity of the nation (Kaiisaisa o Bangsa), patronage (kaseselai) and fraternity (kaphapagaria).
Disestablishment
January 1862: From 1837, the Spanish colonial power gained control of the Sultanate of Maguindanao and by 1861 they managed to occupy the entire area of today's Cotabato.
