Cebu (historical polity)

Rajahnate of Cebu
Sugbu
c.1400–1565
Map of the Rajanate of Cebu in 1521, with Sugbu under Rajah Humabon colored as dark blue, and its subordinate barangays as lighter blue. Mactan under Si Lapulapu is colored yellow green.
Map of the Rajanate of Cebu in 1521, with Sugbu under Rajah Humabon colored as dark blue, and its subordinate barangays as lighter blue. Mactan under Si Lapulapu is colored yellow green.
CapitalSinghapala[1] (Modern Mabolo district in Cebu City)
Common languagesOld Cebuano, Old Malay, Middle Tamil
Religion
Syncretic form of Hinduism, Buddhism and Animism (see also Polytheism)
Roman Catholicism (since 1521)
Rajah 
• 1521
Rajah Humabon
• 1521–1565[2]
Rajah Tupas (last)
History 
• Established
c.1400
• Disestablished
4 June 1565
CurrencyBarter
Succeeded by
Captaincy General of the Philippines
Cebu
Today part ofPhilippines

The Rajahnate of Cebu or Cebu also called as Sugbu, was an Indianized Raja monarchy Mandala (Polity) on the island of Cebu[3] in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It is known in ancient Chinese records as the nation of Sokbu (束務).[4] According to Visayan oral legend, it was founded by Sri Lumay[3] or Rajamuda Lumaya, a minor prince of the Tamil Chola dynasty.[3] He was sent by the Chola emperor from southern India to establish a base for expeditionary forces, but he rebelled and established his own independent polity.[5] The capital of the nation was Singhapala (சிங்கப்பூர்)[6] which is Tamil-Sanskrit[7] for "Lion City", the same rootwords with the modern city-state of Singapore.

  1. ^ Valeros, Maria Eleanor E. (September 13, 2009). "The Aginid". Philstar.com.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Scott 1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Santarita, J. B. (2018). Panyupayana: The Emergence of Hindu Polities in the Pre-Islamic Philippines. Cultural and Civilisational Links Between India and Southeast Asia, 93–105.
  4. ^ SONG, MING, AND OTHER CHINESE SOURCES ON PHILIPPINES-CHINA RELATIONS By Carmelea Ang See. Page 74.
  5. ^ Abellana, Jovito (1952). Aginid, Bayok sa Atong Tawarik.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Astrid was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ 5 other places in Asia which are also called Singapura By Joshua Lee