List of ancient Philippine consorts

This is a list of the queen consorts of the major kingdoms and states that existed in present-day Philippines. Only the senior queens—i.e. those with the rank of Dayang and Lakambini ("Queen of the Palace")—are listed.

Rankings of consorts

Painting of a young woman of the Noble Maginoo caste adorned with gold ornaments.

A Tagalog couple belong to Maharlika caste.

A noble couple in Visayas.

The painting of a young mother and her child which belong in Maharlika caste and their abode which is the Torogan in the background.

Prior to the Archaic epoch (c. 900–1565), the consorts of the Filipino monarchs were organized in three general tiers: Dayang (ᜇᜌᜅ᜔), Lakambini (ᜎᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜒ), and Binibini (ᜊᜒᜈᜒ ᜊᜒᜈᜒ), or even the word Hara (ᜑᜍ) is a Malayo-Sanskrit terms in which referred to a Queen in western sense, also meant the chief queen of the states and polities which is in the influence of India or Animist states (see also Indianized kingdoms).

The title Sultana or sultanah is an Islamic title and a feminine form of the word Sultan. This term has been legally used for some Muslim women monarchs and sultan's consorts. Nevertheless, westerners have used the title to refer to Muslim women monarchs specially in the southern part of the Philippines, which is in the Islamic influence (like Sulu and Maguindanao), sultan's women relatives who don't hold this title officially.

Rank	Title in Baybayin / Arabic-Jawi	Description
Hara	(Tagalog: ᜑᜍ)	Queen consort of a Raja
Dayang	(Tagalog: ᜇᜌᜅ᜔)	Court lady or a female Chief spouse of Datu[1]
Lakambini	(Tagalog: ᜎᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜒ)	Queen of the Palace or Chief Consort of Lakan
Binibini	(Tagalog: ᜊᜒᜈᜒ ᜊᜒᜈᜒ)	A Princess also a Court lady[1]
Dayang-dayang	(Tagalog: ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ , Arabic: يغىل يغشىل‎)	A Princess also a Court lady later become Queen consort of a Sultan or a Raja in Mindanao[1]
Sultana	Arabic: سلطا‎ (sulṭānah)	is an Islamic title and a feminine form of the word Sultan. This term has been legally used for some Muslim women monarchs and sultan's consorts. Nevertheless, westerners have used the title to refer to Muslim women monarchs and sultan's women relatives who don't hold this title officially.

List of consorts

Legendary consorts

• Legendary consorts and their husbands are mentioned in the folktales and oral traditions.
• Some of the Queen consorts are claimed to be mythical, but proven to be a historic figure according in the written documents like Queen Urduja for example, she is mentioned historically as the Queen of Caboloan in Chinese accounts, but also mentioned as the Queen of the legendary kingdom of Tawalisi, found in the travel account of Ibn Battuta.[1]

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Maria Makiling	Dayang	legendary	legendary	Captain Lara Joselito and Juan[2]	Maria Makiling is the guardian spirit of the mountain, responsible for protecting its bounty and thus, is also a benefactor for the townspeople who depend on the mountain's resources. In addition to being a guardian of the Mount Makiling, some legends also identify Laguna de Bay - and the fish caught from it - as part of her domain.[3][1]
	Magayon	Princess	legendary	legendary	a Tagalog Prince Pagtuga (eruption)	(transl. Lady Beautiful) is the heroine that appears in the legend of Mt. Mayon in Albay.[4]
	Sasaban	Princess or Lady	c. 1300 (according to oral tradition cited by Joaquin and Vicencio)[1] Batangueño folk tradition (cited by Odal-Devora, 2000[1]), and oral tradition cited by Joaquin and Vicencio[1])		Emperor Soledan	in oral tradition recounted by Nick Joaquin and Leonardo Vivencio, a "lady of Namayan" who went to the Madjapahit court to marry Emperor Soledan, eventually giving birth to Balagtas, who then returned to Namayan/Pasig in 1300.[1]^(p51)
	Urduja	Hara	c. 1350	1400	-	a legendary warrior princess who is recognized as a heroine in Pangasinan. The name Urduja appears to be Sanskrit in origin, and a variation of the name "Udaya", meaning "arise" or "rising sun", or the name "Urja", meaning "breath". A historical reference to Urduja can be found in the travel account of Ibn Battuta (1304 – possibly 1368 or 1377 AD), a Muslim traveler from Morocco.

Caboloan (Pangasinan Wangdom)

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Urduja	Hara	c. 1350	1400	-	The Queen regnant of Caboloan, but presumed to be legendary.[5]

Tondo Dynasty

Tondo have a personal union with Namayan through the traditional lineage of Kalangitan and Bagtas.[1]

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Angkatan	Dayang	c. 900	?	Namwaran	Known in LCI.[6][7]
	Buka	Dayang	c. 900	?	Jayadewa	Known in LCI. She was married to Senapati Jayadewa, as a bargain to clear the debt of 1 kati and 8 suwarnas of her parents Namwaran and Dayang Angkatan.[8][6][7]
	Panginoan	Dayang	c. 1300[1] (Oral tradition)		Gat Balagtas of Sapa and Taal, Batangas[1]	In oral tradition recounted by Nick Joaquin and Leonardo Vivencio, "Princess Panginoan of Pasig" who was married by Balagtas, the son of Emperor Soledan of Majapahit in 1300 AD in an effort consolidate rule of Namayan.[1]^(pp47,51)
	Kalangitan	Dayang[9]	c. 1450	1515	Rajah Lontok	The only Queen regnant in the history of Kingdom of Tondo.[9]
	Malyag	Dayang			-	Mother of Rajah Lontok of Namayan.
	Lahat	Dayang			Gat Timog

Namayan

Namayan have a personal union with Tondo through the traditional lineage of Kalangitan and Bagtas. (Legendary antiquity)[1]

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Sasaban	Princess or Lady	prior to 1300 (according to oral tradition cited by Joaquin and Vicencio)[1]	?	Emperor Soledan	Batangueño folk tradition (cited by Odal-Devora, 2000),[1] and oral tradition cited by Joaquin and Vicencio.[1]
	Panginoan	Dayang	c. 1300 according to oral tradition cited by Joaquin and Vicencio[1]	?	Gat Balagtas of Sapa	In oral tradition recounted by Nick Joaquin and Leonardo Vivencio, "Princess Panginoan of Pasig" who was married by Balagtas, the son of Emperor Soledan of Madjapahit in 1300 in an effort consolidate rule of Namayan.[1]^(pp47,51)

Maynila

According to Bruneian oral tradition,[10] a city with the Malay name of Selurong, which would later become the city of Maynila) was formed around the year 1500. According to some of these oral traditions, the Sultanate of Brunei under Sultan Bolkiah attacked the Kingdom of Tondo, and established Selurong.[11]

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Unknown[12]	Hara	c.1400's or 1500	1521		Firsthand accounts generally accepted by Philippine historiographers, although with corrections for hispanocentric bias subject to scholarly peer review.[13] The veracity of "quasi-historical" (meaning not physically original) genealogical documents also remains subject to scholarly peer review.[12] She served as Paramount ruler of Manila after the death of her husband. Her period of reign covered the youth of Rajah Matanda,[2] including the time Ache spent as commander of the Bruneian navy.[14]
	Lela Mecana also known as Chanai Lela[15]	Sultana	1485 (husband's reign)	1524 (husband's reign)	Bolkiah	She is a princess of Sulu who is the spouse of Bolkiah who invaded and conquered Selurong in the 15th century,[16] her husband was also the Sultan of Bruneian Empire.[15]
	Ismelia or Ysmeria	Dayang Sultana	1515 (husband's reign)	1558 (husband's reign)	Rajah Sulaiman I

Rajahnate of Cebu

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Humamay or Humamai	Hara	Before 1521 (husband's reign)	? (husband's reign)	Rajah Humabon	Later changed its name to Juana after she converted to Roman Catholic.[17]

Kedatuan of Dapitan

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Bugbung Humasanum	Dayang (Princess)	c. 12th century[18]	unknown (husband's reign)	Datu Sumanga	Datu Sumanga raids China to win the hand of Dayang-dayang Bugbung Humasanum.[18]

Sultanate of Maguindanao

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Three (3) named consorts: Angintabo Simbaan Masawang	Dayang-dayang	1520 (husband's reign)	1543 (husband's reign)	Sharif Kabungsuwan	a daughter of Macaapun Rajah, A princess from Malabang and Angintabo's niece.[19]
	Unknown Princess	Dayang-dayang	? (husband's reign)	?	Sharif Kabungsuwan	a daughter of Macaapun Rajah.
	Daragat	Dayang			?	daughter of Sharif Kabungsuwan.[19]

Sultanate of Sulu

Image	Consort	Rank	Became consort	Ceased to be consort	Spouse	Notes
	Paramisuli	Dayang-dayang	c. 17 November 1405	?	Sharif ul-Hāshim of Sulu	[5]
	Tuambaloka	Dayang-dayang	1649	1650	Rajah Bongso	A woman from Basilan who ascended to power and become the Queen consort of Jolo known for her bravery as she and her husband held of the invaders with 4,000 warriors.[5]
	Piandao Kiram	Hadji Dayang-dayang			Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram	[5]
	Tarhata Kiram	Hadji Dayang-dayang				[5]
	Emraida Kiram	Hadji Dayang-dayang				1967 Miss World[5]

See also

• First Lady or First Gentleman of the Philippines
• Binukot - Filipino cultural practice that secludes a young person (usually a young woman)
• History of the Philippines (900–1521)
• List of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines
• List of recorded Datus in the Philippines
• Filipino styles and honorifics
• Greater India

References

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External links

• http://www.philstar.com/nation/196317/pangasinan-government-almost-lost-urduja-house-lot
• Hector Santos' A Philippine Document from 900 A.D.
• Paul Morrow's THE LAGUNA COPPERPLATE INSCRIPTION
• RAJAH HUMABON (Ca. 1521) King of Cebu
• Cebu eskrima
• The official website of Boholchronicle