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 ("Lady") and Lakambini ("Queen")—are listed. Rankings of consorts Prior to the Archaic epoch (c. 900–1565), the consorts of the Filipino monarchs were organized in three general tiers: Dayang (), Lakambini (), and Binibini (), or even the word Hara () 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. 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. Historical consorts Caboloan (Pangasinan Wangdom) Tondo Dynasty Tondo have a personal union with Namayan through the traditional lineage of Kalangitan and Bagtas. Namayan Namayan have a personal union with Tondo through the traditional lineage of Kalangitan and Bagtas. (Legendary antiquity) Maynila According to Bruneian oral tradition, 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. Rajahnate of Cebu Kedatuan of Dapitan Sultanate of Maguindanao Sultanate of Sulu 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 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 15th-century monarchs in Asia Filipino datus, rajas and sultans History of the Philippines (900–1565) Queens consort Ancient Philippines, List of royal consorts of