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ROYAL KINGDOM OF MAHARLIKHAN
NEW CALLED PHILIPPINESCompilations and Research, Harnessed byDifferent Conduits of THE ROYAL MAHARLIKHANS PRIESTHOODHISTORYPHILIPPINE COLONIZATION BY SPAININTRODUCTION
In 1478, Moslems from the Malayan Peninsula crossed the Malacca Strait and conqueredJava, the capital of Madjapahit Empire. Subsequently, the Malay/ Srivijaya/ Madjapahitdisintegrated. In its place, a Moslem religious government was established inauguratingthe reign of Sultanates.A family of
MAHARAJAHS AND RAJAHS, TAGEAN
, was then ruling theMadjapahit Empire. They retreated and consolidated their position in a group of 7,169islands, known as the
MAHARLIKA
(now Philippines)
away from the oncomingMoslems. Being a descendant of royal Malayan blood, the Tagean family had its share of power, authority and riches from the collected taxes during its 900 Year rule in theempire, and even two millennia earlier when there was commerce with King Solomon of Israel.The Maharajah and his sons, the rajahs, ruled the Maharlika using their own laws, the
CODE OF KALANTIAW
. The Maharlika was a very rich and flourishing country. Bythe early sixteenth century, the ruling maharajah, Luisong Tagean, had 720,000 metrictons of gold that he kept in present day Kota Kinabalu, Sabah or North Borneo. At thattime, Sabah was part of the Maharlika.
The Family Tree of Maharajah Luisong Tagean:MAHARAJAH LUISONG TAGEAN
. He resided in the Lamayan District, now knownas Malacañang. He was married to Margaret Acuña Macleod.His sons were:
Rajah Lapulapu Tagean
. He ruled Mactan.
Rajah Soliman Tagean
. He ruled Manila and its suburbs, i.e. Rizal, Cavite,Batangas, Laguna and the Karilaya Province, now Quezon. He married
Princess Dayang-dayang Kiram
. Later, he married
Mary Anne Dent
. Mary’sFather,
Alfred Dent
was a British Lord and London merchant. He was a co-owner of the
Royal British North Borneo Company
.
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