List of recorded datu in the Philippines

The datu have ruled over portions of the islands that are now the Philippines before Spanish colonization in the 16th century. This article lists the pre-colonial leaders of individual kingdoms and polities in Philippine history.

Huangdom of Ma-i State

Name Image Title held From Until
Gat Sa Li-han"王" Huang (King) according to Chinese records1225? ?

Huangdom of Pangasinan

Ruler Events From Until
Kamayin Tribute of silver and horses to China 14061408
Taymey Embassy to China formally established 14081409
Liyu1409?
Chinese Emperor holds a banquet in honor Pangasinan December 11, 1411
Warrior-Princess Udaya The Huangdom enjoys prosperity 16th century
Chinese Warlord LimahongPangasinan is sacked and a pirate-enclave is established 1575
Conquistador Juan de SalcedoPirates were repulsed and Pangasinan is incorporated into the Spanish Empire 1575–1576

Tondo Dynasty

Name Image Title held From Until
JayadevaSenapati (analogous to "admiral")900??
Timamanukum Lakan Timamanukum 1150??
Alon Lakan Alon 1200? ?
Gambang Lakan Gambang 1390? 1417?
Suko Lakan Suko 1417? 1430?
Lontok Rajah Lontok 1430?1450?
Kalangitan Dayang Kaylangitan, Queen of Namayan and Tondo 1450? 1515?
Salalila Rajah Salalila or Rajah Sulayman I 1515? 1558?
MatandaRajah Matanda or Rajah Sulayman II or Rajah Ache, King of Namayan1558? 1571
Lakan Dula Banaw Lakandula, King of Tondo and Sabag 1558? 1571
Sulayman Rajah Sulayman III, King of Tondo1571 1585
Magat Salamat 1575 1587
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The Datus of Madja-as

Commander-In-Chief Image Jurisdiction From Until
Datu Puti Aklan13th century1212
Datu SumakwelMalandong (today in Antique)1213?
Datu BangkayaAklan??
Datu PaiburongIrong-Irong??
Datu BalengkakaAklan??
Datu KalantiawBatan13651437
Datu ManduyogBatkcan1437?
Datu Padojinog Irong-Irong, now Iloilo??
Datu KabnayagKalibo?1565
Datu LubaySan Joaquín??

Rulers of the Maynila

Name From Until
Sultan Bolkiah1500 ?

Monarchs of the Butuan Kingdom

The Royal Title of the Reigning Rajah Image Events From Until
Rajah Kiling The Embassy of I-shu-han (李竾罕)9891009
Sri Bata ShajaMission by Likanhsieh (李于燮)1011?
Rajah SiaguAnnexation by Ferdinand Magellan?1521

Raja's of Cebu

The Royal Title of the Reigning Rajah Image Events From Until
Sri Lumay?
Rajah HumabonAnnexation by Ferdinand Magellan?
Rajah TupasSpanish Period

Sultans of Maguindanao

Reign Sultan Other name(s)
1520–1543Shariff KabungsuwanA Johore (Singapore) Makdum Prince who fled to Malabang Lanao and seated as Sharif Kabungsuwan. Married the daughter of Chieftain Aliwya of the Maguindanao family clan at Dulawan, Cotabato. Took over the father inlaw's political powers establishing the Sultanate of Maguindanao later called by the Spanish as Mindanao. He is the second Makdum known as Karim Ul-Makdum who reinforced Islam and His brother Sulu Sultan Shariful Hashim promulgated Kor'anic studies or Madrassahs.

The said Sharif is buried at Simunul Island Tamppat.

1543–1574Sultan Maka-alang Saripada
1574–1578Sultan Bangkaya
1578–1585Sultan Dimasangcay Adel
1585–1597Sultan Gugu SarikulaDatu Salikala
1597–1619Sultan Laut BuisanDatu Katchil
1619–1671?Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan KudaratDatu Qudratullah Katchil
1671?–1678?Sultan Dundang TidulaySultan Saif ud-Din (Saifud Din)
1678?–1699Sultan BarahamanSultan Muhammad Shah Minulu-sa-Rahmatullah
1699–1702Sultan Kahar ud-Din KudaMaulana Amir ul-Umara Jamal ul-Azam
1702–1736Sultan Bayan ul-Anwar { Maruhom Batua }Dipatuan Jalal ud-Din
Mupat Batua (posthumously)
1710–1736
(in Tamontaka)
Sultan Amir ud-DinPaduka Sri Sultan Muhammad Jafar Sadiq Manamir
Shahid Mupat (posthumously)
1736–1748
(in Sibugay, Buayan, Malabang)
Sultan Muhammad Tahir ud-DinDipatuan Malinug
Muhammad Shah Amir ud-Din
1733–1755
(paramount chief of Maguindanao by 1748)
Sultan Rajah Muda Muhammad Khair ud-DinPakir Maulana Kamsa
Amir ud-Din Itamza
Azim ud-Din Amir ul-M'umimin
1755–1780?Sultan Pahar ud-DinDatu Panglu/Pongloc
Mupat Hidayat (posthumously)
1780?–1805?Sultan Kibad SahriyalMuhammad Azim ud-Din Amir ul-Umara
1805?–1830?Sultan Kawasa Anwar ud-DinMuhammad Amir ul-Umara Iskandar Jukarnain
1830–1854Sultan Qudratullah UntungIskandar Qudratullah Muhammad Jamal ul-Azam
Iskandar Qudarat Pahar ud-Din. Properly place, his name was Ullah Untong and seated as Sultan Ashrf Samalan Farid Quadratullah or better known as Sultan Qudarat. www.royalsultanate.weebly.com
1854–1884Sultan Muhammad Makakwa
1884–1888Sultan WataSultan Muhammad Jalal ud-Din Pablu
1888–1896No sultan
Sultan Anwar ud-Din contested Datu Mamaku (son of Sultan Qudratullah Untung) of Buayan for the throne versus the then sultan Datu Mangigin of Sibugay.
1896–1898 Sultan Taha ColoSultan Rabago sa Tiguma
1908–1933Sultan Mastura KudaratSultan Muhammad Hijaban Iskandar Mastura Kudarat, Sultan Mastura

The Sultans of Sulu (1405–present)

Sultans Image From Until
Sharif ul-Hashim of Sulu14801505
Sultan Kamalud-Din15051527
Sultan Amirul-Umara18931899
Jamal ul-Kiram I18931899
Mahakuttah Kiram19741986
Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram1986

Datus in the Maragtas epic

See also: Maragtas (book)

Datus during the Spanish colonization

Present day Datus in Mindanao

1. Muslim Datus in Mindanao

In some indigenous Lumad and Muslim societies in Mindanao, titular Datus of ancient royal and noble families still exist. Some of them are active government officials of the Republic of the Philippines, while continuing their cultural and tribal roles as community leaders of their people. Some, although do not have official duties in the Republic, exercise some leadership roles in their tribes. Still others are claimants to these titles. Some of these present day Datus are:

2. Lumad Datus in Mindanao

A 1926 photograph of Bagobo (Manobo) warriors in full war regalia. The Bagobo tribe is one of the Lumad tribes in Mindanao.

Datu Julius Cayon

Other Present day Datus in Ancestral Domains under IPRA Law

The Datu class in Southern tribes of the Tagbanwa people in the Province of Palawan is known as Usba.[17]

Present day Datus in Palawan

The Cuyonon tribe, despite being the largest ethno-linguistic group in the Cuyo-Paragua (now Palawan) archipelago, is the most friendly among the indigenous peoples of Palawan, resulting to their being easily converted to Catholicism. The disunity resulting from their submissiveness to Spain, prompted tribal leaders to reunite and re-install traditional datus in their present-day society.

The revived datu system of the tribe is governed by a council of datus who all hailed by bloodline from a common ancestor, the tribal king Datu Cabaylo (also spelled Cabailo) which was shown by baptismal records in the Church of Cuyo, Palawan to be renamed as Flores de los Santos Cabaylo which meant "Cabaylo, Flower of the Saints." He was the last datu from the ancient Kingdom of Taytay, Palawan which Antonio Pigafetta, Ferdinand Magellan's chronicler, once mentioned to be governed by a flamboyant king who was always followed by his ten scribes.

From the Royal House of Cabaylo, the ten punong datus who were appointed to compose the Council of Datus to govern the Cuyonon Tribe are:

In September 20, 2015 new sets of Datus were proclaimed in Palawan.

However, another blood datu, Datu Dr. Fernando Macolor Cruz from the same royal house, who had gained international fame as president and founder of the International Stateless Persons Organisation and as Philippine delegate to the Norman Academy in Rome, had formally lain claim on the vacant throne of the ancient Kingdom of Taytay. Datu Pinadu as he is locally known, is also a proclaimed datu of the Tagbanua tribe and the Self-styled Royal House of Aranan of Sulu, too, and was also conferred a hereditary ducal title by the Royal House of Heristal.

SUBANEN DATU IN MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL AND MALINDANG MOUNTAIN RANGE – extending to the area of Zamboanga Del Norte and Zamboanga Del Sur

The Subanen Datu in Misamis Occidental was recognized by the Philippine Government in 1935, and it was Datu Gintaawan Tumagna as the over-all Chairman of the Subanen Tribe of Misamis Occidental and Mount Malindang, with his Assistant Chairman Datu Ending. Datu Gintaawan Tumagna was succeeded by his grandson Datu Orong Tumagna Paundog under his daughter Princess Pelajia Tumagna married to Datu Tranquilino Paundog, a son of a Bornean Datu Paundog.

Datu Orong Paundog was well-known and a well loved Datu and Timuay by the Subanen Tribe in the province of Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga Del Norte.During the Marcos regime, Datu Orong Paundog served as the Liaison General of the PANAMIN in the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga Del Norte and Zamboanga Del Sur. Until his death in the year 2000 he was the Provincial Tribal Chieftain of Misamis Occidental of the Subanen Tribe. Datu Orong Paundog was succeeded by his son Datu Edelverios "Gimbiitan" Paundog, the founder of Pegsalabuk Subanen, where it had created the Pegsalabuk Subanen Global Council and the Royal Empire Circle.

DATU GINTAAWAN TUMAGNA DATU ORONG PAUNDOG DATU EDELVERIOS "GIMBIITAN" PAUNDOG of PEGSALABUK SUBANEN GLOBAL COUNCIL and ROYAL EMPIRE CIRCLE DATU FAUSTINO PAUNDOG – SAPANG DALAGA, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL DATU FORTUNATO PAUNDOG – SERGIO OSMEÑA SR., ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

DATU ENDING DATU FELIPE ENDING DATU EDWIN ENDING

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  4. Titular Sultan of Sulu from 1990–1999
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