Polity Rajanate of Manila

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Was a major Tagalog city-state in Maynila, today the capital of the Philippines.

Establishment

  • January 1531: Around 1530, the Brunei Sultanate waged a war against the Luzon Empire to take advantage of the empire's privileged trade ties with the Ming Dynasty. Because the sultan won the war, he founded the city of Maynilad, present-day Manila, on the opposite bank of the Pasig River. By founding Maynilad, the Sultan of Brunei weakened the Luzon Empire.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • June 1571: Annexation of the Rjanate of Manila by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi.

Disestablishment

  • June 1571: Annexation of the Rjanate of Manila by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi.