"How likely was it that the ancient Filipinos developed a concept of statehood at precolonial contact?" Thus begins the opening chapter of this book on the history of the Magindanao Sultanate. Drawing on various sources including the luwaran (code) and tarsila (genealogy) and combining ethnography with politics, Datu Michael Ong Mastura reconstructs a dynastic history of southern Philippines across 388 years and depicts a cosmopollitan society allied with the neighboring mandalas in Southeast Asia.
2023
432 pages
Paperback
