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This is a list of the queen consorts of the major kingdoms and states that existed in present-day
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
. 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-
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terms in which referred to a
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in western sense, also meant the chief queen of the states and polities which is in the influence of
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or Animist states (see also
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). The title Sultana or ''sultanah'' is an
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ic title and a feminine form of the word
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. This term has been legally used for some Muslim women monarchs and sultan's consorts. Nevertheless, westerners have used the title to refer to
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women monarchs specially in the southern part of the
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, which is in the Islamic influence (like
Sulu Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg''; tl, Lalawigan ng Sulu), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamor ...
and
Maguindanao Maguindanao (, Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Prubinsya nu Magindanaw''; Iranun language, Iranun'': Perobinsia a Magindanao''; tl, Lalawigan ng Maguindanao) was a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the ...
), sultan's women relatives who don't hold this title officially. }), , Queen consort of a
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, - , , ''Dayang'' , , ( tl, ) , , Court lady or a female Chief spouse of
Datu ''Datu'' is a title which denotes the rulers (variously described in historical accounts as chiefs, sovereign princes, and monarchs) of numerous indigenous peoples throughout the Philippine archipelago. The title is still used today, especial ...
, - , , ''Lakambini'', , ( tl, ), , Queen of the Palace or Chief Consort of
Lakan In early Philippine history, the rank of ''lakan'' denoted a "paramount ruler" (or more specifically, "''paramount datu''") of one of the large coastal barangays (known as a "bayan") on the central and southern regions of the island of Luzon. ...
, - , , ''Binibini'' , , ( tl, ), , A Princess also a Court lady , - , , ''Dayang-dayang'', , ( tl, , ar, يغىل يغشىل) , , A Princess also a Court lady later become Queen consort of a
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or a
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in
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, - , , Sultana, , ar, سلطا (''sulṭānah''), , is an
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ic title and a feminine form of the word
Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
. 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 and 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
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s and
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s. * 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 Urduja was a legendary warrior princess recorded in the travel accounts of Ibn Battuta (1304 – possibly 1368 or 1377 AD). She was described to be a princess of ''Kaylukari'' in the land of ''Tawalisi''. Though the locations of ''Kaylukari'' and ...
for example, she is mentioned historically as the Queen of
Caboloan Caboloan (also spelled ''Kaboloan''; pag, Luyag na Caboloan), referred to Chinese records as Feng-chia-hsi-lan (), was a sovereign pre-colonial Philippine polity located in the fertile Agno River basin and delta, with Binalatongan as the cap ...
in Chinese accounts, but also mentioned as the Queen of the legendary kingdom of
Tawalisi Tawalisi (ca. 1350 C.E–1400 C.E.) is a Southeast Asian kingdom described in the journals of Ibn Battuta. Guesses to the location of Tawalisi have included Java, Pangasinan, Luzon, Sulu, Celebes ( Sulawesi), Cambodia, Cochin-China, the mainland ...
, found in the travel account of
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.


Historical consorts


Caboloan Caboloan (also spelled ''Kaboloan''; pag, Luyag na Caboloan), referred to Chinese records as Feng-chia-hsi-lan (), was a sovereign pre-colonial Philippine polity located in the fertile Agno River basin and delta, with Binalatongan as the cap ...
(Pangasinan Wangdom)


Tondo Dynasty

Tondo have a
personal union A personal union is the combination of two or more states that have the same monarch while their boundaries, laws, and interests remain distinct. A real union, by contrast, would involve the constituent states being to some extent interlink ...
with
Namayan Namayan (Baybayin: Pre-Kudlit: or (''Sapa''), Post-Kudlit: ), also called Sapa,Locsin, Leandro V. and Cecilia Y. Locsin. 1967. ''Oriental Ceramics Discovered in the Philippines.'' Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company. Maysapan or Nasapan, an ...
through the traditional lineage of Kalangitan and Bagtas.


Namayan Namayan (Baybayin: Pre-Kudlit: or (''Sapa''), Post-Kudlit: ), also called Sapa,Locsin, Leandro V. and Cecilia Y. Locsin. 1967. ''Oriental Ceramics Discovered in the Philippines.'' Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company. Maysapan or Nasapan, an ...

Namayan have a
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with Tondo through the traditional lineage of Kalangitan and Bagtas. (Legendary antiquity)


Maynila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated ...

According to Bruneian oral tradition, a city with the Malay name of Selurong, which would later become the city of
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) was formed around the year 1500. According to some of these oral traditions, the
Sultanate of Brunei This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continui ...
under
Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
Bolkiah Bolkiah, also known as Nakhoda Ragam, was the 5th Sultan of Brunei. He ascended the throne upon the abdication of his father, Sultan Sulaiman, and ruled Brunei from 1485 to 1524. His reign marked the Golden Age of Brunei and saw the Sultanat ...
attacked the Kingdom of Tondo, and established Selurong.


Rajahnate of Cebu Cebu, or Sugbu, also called the Cebu Rajanate, was an Indianized raja (monarchical) mandala (polity) on the island of Cebu in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It is known in ancient Chinese records as the nat ...


Kedatuan of Dapitan


Sultanate of Maguindanao The Sultanate of Maguindanao ( Maguindanaon: ''Kasultanan nu Magindanaw''; Old Maguindanaon: كاسولتانن نو ماڬينداناو; Jawi: کسلطانن ماڬيندناو; Iranun: ''Kesultanan a Magindanao''; ms, Kesultanan Magindana ...


Sultanate of Sulu The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Kasultanan sin Sūg'', كاسولتانن سين سوڬ; malay language, Malay: ''Kesultanan Sulu''; fil, Sultanato ng Sulu; Chavacano: ''Sultanato de Sulu/Joló''; ar, سلطنة سولك) ...


See also

* First Lady or First Gentleman of the Philippines *
Binukot Binukot, also spelled Binokot, is a pre-colonial Visayan tradition from the Philippines that secludes a young woman with the expectation that seclusion will result in a higher value placed on the girl by marital suitors in the future. It original ...
- Filipino cultural practice that secludes a young person (usually a young woman) *
History of the Philippines (900–1521) Earliest hominin activity in the Philippine archipelago is dated back to at least 709,000 years ago. ''Homo luzonensis'', a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least 67,000 years ago. The earliest known anatomically ...
*
List of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines The types of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines have varied throughout the country's history, from heads of ancient chiefdoms, kingdoms and sultanates in the pre-colonial period, to the leaders of Spanish, American, and Japanese c ...
*
List of recorded Datus 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. Etymologyc ...
*
Filipino styles and honorifics In the Philippines languages, Filipino honorific styles and titles are a complex system of titles and honorifics, which were used extensively during the pre-colonial era mostly by the Tagalogs and Visayans. These were borrowed from the Malay sys ...
*
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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.RAJAH HUMABON (Ca. 1521) King of Cebu
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