Confederation of Madja-as

Madja-as
ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌ᜵ᜀᜐ᜔ Kapunuan ag Madyas Kahugpongan sa Madyas Kumpederasyon ng Madyaas
c. 1200–1569
The historical landmark in San Joaquin, Iloilo indicating the spot traditionally referred to as the site of the Barter of Panay
Capital		Not specified
Languages		Proto-Visayan (present-day Kinaray-a, Aklanon, Hiligaynon, Cebuano in Negros Oriental; local languages) Old Malay and Sanskrit (business languages)
Religion		Primary Hinduism Secondary Buddhism and Folk Religion
Government		Kedatuan
Datu
•	c. 1200–1212	Datu Puti
•	1213–?	Datu Sumakwel
•	1365–1437	Datu Kalantiaw
•	1437–?	Datu Manduyog
•	?–1565	Datu Kabnayag
History
•	Established by 10 Datus	c. 1200
•	Conquest by Spain	1569
Currency		Gold, Pearls, Barter
Preceded by Succeeded by Prehistory of the Philippines Ancient barangay Viceroyalty of New Spain Spanish East Indies
Today part of		Philippines

The historical landmark in San Joaquin, Iloilo indicating the spot traditionally referred to as the site of the Barter of Panay

Coordinates: 11°09′N 122°29′W / 11.150°N 122.483°W / 11.150; -122.483 The Kedatuan of Madja-as or the Confederation of Madja-as (Kinaray-a/Aklanon: Kapunuan ag Madyas; Baybayin: ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌ᜵ᜀᜐ᜔ (Madya-as); Cebuano: Kahugpongan sa Madyas; Filipino: Kumpederasyon ng Madyaas), was a pre-Hispanic Mandala within the Visayan islands in what is now the Philippines, and was a Srivijayan vassal, next to the Sulu Archipelago. It was established by 10 leaders called Datus (Then reduced to 9, since Datu Puti, their leader, disappeared). Datus were high officials (Just rendered high-official during the invasion but before the Hindu invasion, Datus were considered co-equal Paramount Rulers of a Kedatuan). They were connected with the court of Indianized native kingdoms of Brunei and Srivijaya, who were forced to leave that land on account of enmity with the Rajah, who was ruling the land at that time. The datus, together with their wives and children, as well as a few faithful servants and followers; monks, scholars, soldiers were secretly escorted out of the country by the Rajah's Chief Minister, whose name was Datu Puti. The local folklore says that the name of the Bornean Rajah was Makatunao.

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