Confederation of Madya-as
Also known as Madja-as, Confederation of Madja-as, Madya-as
Madja-as was a legendary precolonial confederacy on the island of Panay in the Philippines. It was mentioned in Pedro Monteclaro's book titled Maragtas. It was supposedly created by Datu Sumakwel to exercise his authority over all the other datus of Panay. Like the Maragtas and the Code of Kalantiaw, the historical authenticity of the confederation is disputed.
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19 sectionsContents
- The ''Maragtas'' legend
- Background
- The book of Maragtas
- Connection with Srivijaya
- Rebellion against Makatunaw
- Name and existence of Makatunaw
- Landing on Panay and contact with Marikudo
- Neighboring historical polities
- Purchase of land by the ten datus
- Organization of the settlements
- Emigration of other datus
- Reconquest and sacking of the original invaded homeland
- Social structure
- Lifestyle
- Ten rulers of Madja-as
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
Madja-as was a legendary precolonial confederacy on the island of Panay in the Philippines. It was mentioned in Pedro Monteclaro's book titled Maragtas. It was supposedly created by Datu Sumakwel to exercise his authority over all the other datus of Panay. Like the Maragtas and the Code of Kalantiaw, the historical authenticity of the confederation is disputed.
== The Maragtas legend ==