Legendary accounts

There is no official record on the origins of Rajah Humabon prior to the arrival of Magellan.
According to tradition, one of the native kings was Sri Lumay, a native from Sumatra, who
settled in the Visayas and sired several sons. One of his sons was Sri Alho, who ruled a land
known as Sialo which included the present-day towns of Carcar and Santander in the southern
region of Cebu. Sri Ukob ruled a kingdom known as Nahalin in the north which included the
present-day towns of Consolacin, Liloan, Compostela, Danao, Carmen and Bantayan. He died
in battle, fighting with the tribal group known as magalos from Mindanao.
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The youngest of his sons was Sri Bantug who ruled a kingdom known as Singhapala (a variation
of the Sanskrit Singha-Pura meaning City of the Lion, the same root for the name of Singapore),
in a region which is now part of Cebu City, who died of disease and was succeeded by his son
Sri Hamabar, also known as Rajah Humabon. Sri Bantug had a brother called Sri Parang the
Limp, but could not rule because of his infirmity. Sri Parang handed his throne to his nephew
Humabon as regent, and he became the Rajah (king) of Cebu.