Tondo

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Was a precolonial kingdom in Pasig River delta, on Luzon island.

Establishment

January 901: First historical mention of Tondo in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1259: Manila was established as a Muslim principality by Rajah Ahmad after defeating Rajah Avirjirkaya.

January 1374: The chronicles of the Ming emperors indicate that the kings of Tondo established diplomatic and trade relations with the imperial court in 1373. From the territorial size of Tondo, nothing precise has been handed down, it is assumed that it covered the entire central Luzon lowlands.

January 1501: Barangay states known to exist in ca. 1500 AD.

January 1522: During the reign of Sultan Bolkiah in 1485 to 1521, the Sultanate of Brunei decided to break Tondo's monopoly in the China trade by attacking Tondo and establishing the state of Selurung as a Bruneian satellite-state.

January 1531: Around 1530, the Brunei Sultanate waged a war against the Luzon Empire to take advantage of the empire's privileged trade ties with the Ming Dynasty. Because the sultan won the war, he founded the city of Maynilad, present-day Manila, on the opposite bank of the Pasig River. By founding Maynilad, the Sultan of Brunei weakened the Luzon Empire.

May 1571: The Spaniards take power over Manila, Tondo and Sapa.