Dayang Kalangitan

Dayang Kalangitan (r. 1450–ca. 1515) is the only recorded queen regnant of the pre-Hispanic Philippine Kingdom of Tondo. The eldest daughter of Rajah Gambang and co-regent with her husband, Rajah Lontok, she is considered one of the most powerful rulers in the kingdom's history. She is also notably the last animist ruler of the kingdom, which encompassed land along the banks of the Pasig River in Metro Manila.

Life

Dayang Kalangitan was the daughter of Rajah Gambang, who was then sovereign of Tondo. Since her father died without leaving a male heir, she was appointed queen regnant. Kaylangitan married to Gat Lontok, (later Rajah Lontok) of Tondo. Believing herself capable of ruling, she proved to be a strong ruler. Together with her husband, Kalangitan established a small kingdom upstream to the east of Tondo around the Bitukang Manók (today the polluted Parian Creek in Pasig City).

Sometime around 1450, she became sole ruler of both Tondo and her own realm in Bitukang Manók'. In order to maintain power and influence as queen, Kalangitan assented to the marriage of one of her daughters, Dayang Panginoon, to Prince Balagtas, the son of Empress Sasaban of Namayan.

Dayang Kalangitan's son Salalila succeeded her as monarch of Tondo; after converting to Islam, he adopted his more famous name, Sulaiman.

Issue

Dayang Kalangitan had four children:

Dayang Panginoon, married Gat Balagtas of Sapa (now Sta. Ana, Manila);
Dayang Lahat, married Gat Timog;
Raha Salalila, later Rajah Sulaiman I, King of Maynila;
Gat Kahiya

References

Regnal titles
Preceded by Rajah Lontok	Queen of Tondo and Namayan 1450–1515	Succeeded by Rajah Sulaiman I

Pre-colonial Philippine royalty of the Postclassical Era and the early modern period

Royalty of Luzon	Magayon Lam-ang Jayadewa Kasumuran • Ganashakti • Bisruta • Namwaran • Angkatan • Bukah Urduja Tarik Sulayman

Rajahs of Tondo	Jayadewa Ama-ron Pangil Timamanukum Alon Gambang Suko Lontok–Kalangitan Sulaiman I Lakandula

Rajahs of Maynila	Lontok Sulaiman I Ache "Matanda" Sulayman III

Lakans of Namayan	Tagkan Palaba Laboy Kalangitan Ache "Matanda" Sulayman III

Datus of the Madja-as	Puti Sumakwel Bangkaya Balengkaka Kalantiaw Manduyog Padojinog Kabnayag Lubay Paiburong Kolambu

Rajas of Cebu	Daya Lumaya Alho Ukob Bantug Parang Humabon Tupas Katuna Lapu-Lapu Zula

Rajas of Butuan	Kiling Bata Shaja Siagu

Sultans of Maguindanao	Kabungsuwan Maka-alang Saripada Bangkaya Dimasangcay Adel Gugu Sarikula Laut Buisan Kudarat

Sultans of Sulu	Sharif ul-Hāshim Kamal ud-Din Ala ud-Din Amir ul-Umara Muizz ul-Mutawadi-in Nasir ud-Din I Muhammad ul-Halim Batarah Shah Tengah Muwallil Wasit I Nasir ud-Din II Salah ud-Din Ali Shah Azim ud-Din I Bantilan Muizz ud-Din Azim ud-Din II

Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

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Dayang Kalangitan

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