Shariff Muhammed Kabungsuwan''Ang Bayan Sa Labas Ng Maynila'' (2008), pg 195 ( Malay: ''Muhammad Kebungsuwan'', Jawi: شريف کبوڠسووان) was the first Sultan of Maguindanao in the

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. A native of

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, Kabungsuwan re-settled in

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in the Philippines where he preached Islam to the native tribes around the region.

Origin

Maguindanao genealogy records state that Kabungsuwan's father was an

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and a

sharif Sharīf ( ar, شريف, 'noble', 'highborn'), also spelled shareef or sherif, feminine sharīfa (), plural ashrāf (), shurafāʾ (), or (in the Maghreb) shurfāʾ, is a title used to designate a person descended, or claiming to be descended, f ...

or a descendant of the Islamic prophet Mohammed while his mother was Malay. His recorded name "Kabungsuwan" in Maguindanao tradition means "youngest" and is said to the be the youngest among three children. His eldest brother, Ahmad is said to have established the Bruneian Sultanate while his other brother Alawi is said to have set up the

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Mission work in Mindanao

Kabungsuwan is generally regarded as the one who introduced Islam in the Lanao and Maguindanao areas in

arriving in the area in the early 16th century. There are several ''tarsilas'' or written genealogy on Kabungsuwan though most of these state that he brought in men when he landed in Mindanao, his group are composed of seafarers, there was initial force with his group's interaction with the locals and that there were already Muslims in Mindanao when his Kangungsuwan and his men landed near the mouth of the Pulangi River. Kabungsuwan formed alliances with influential royal families of Sulu,

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, and

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. This led to Islam becoming the dominant religion around Lake Lanao by the 19th century.

Personal life

Kabungsuwan traded in T'buk (old name of Malabang) Malabang, Lanao, married to the native princess of

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. Kabungsuwan was of

- Malay ethnicity. He married a local princess and established the

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 Magindan ...

in the 16th century. The sultanate was usually centered in the valley of Cotabato.

Legacy

The former

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of Shariff Kabunsuan in the Philippines was named after him.

Notes

References

* ''Ang Bayan Sa Labas Ng Maynila'', by Rosario Cruz Lucero, published by

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, 2008, {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabungsuwan, Mohammed 1543 deaths Filipino datus, rajas and sultans Filipino Muslims Filipino people of Malay descent Islam in the Philippines Muslim missionaries Muslim rulers People from Johor Year of birth unknown Filipino people of Malaysian descent