Cebu (historical polity)

Cebu
Sugbu
c.1400–1565
Map of old Cebu in 1521, with Sugbu under Rajah Humabon colored as dark blue, and its subordinate barangays as lighter blue. Mactan under Si Lapulapu is colored yellow green.
Map of old Cebu in 1521, with Sugbu under Rajah Humabon colored as dark blue, and its subordinate barangays as lighter blue. Mactan under Si Lapulapu is colored yellow green.
CapitalSinghapala[1] (Modern Mabolo district in Cebu City)
Common languagesOld Cebuano, Old Malay
Religion
Syncretic form of Hinduism, Buddhism and Animism (see also Polytheism)
Roman Catholicism (since 1521)
GovernmentMonarchy
Rajah 
• 1521
Rajah Humabon
• 1521–1565[2]
Rajah Tupas (last)
History 
• Established
c.1400
• Disestablished
4 June 1565
CurrencyBarter
Succeeded by
Captaincy General of the Philippines
Cebu (province)
Today part ofPhilippines

Cebu, also called Sugbu, informally referred to as the Rajahnate of Cebu, was an Indianized mandala (polity) monarchy on the island of Cebu[3] in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It is known in ancient Chinese records as the nation of Sokbu (束務) (Hokkien) or Suwu (Mandarin).[4] According to Visayan oral legend, it was founded by Sri Lumay[3] or Rajamuda Lumaya, a half-Malay and half-Tamil from Sumatra.[3][5] The capital of Cebu was Singhapala[6] which is Tamil-Sanskrit[7] for "Lion City", the same root words with the modern city-state of Singapore.

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  4. ^ SONG, MING, AND OTHER CHINESE SOURCES ON PHILIPPINES-CHINA RELATIONS Archived March 8, 2023, at the Wayback Machine By Carmelea Ang See. Page 74.
  5. ^ Abellana, Jovito (1952). Aginid, Bayok sa Atong Tawarik.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Astrid was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "5 other places in Asia which are also called Singapura By Joshua Lee". Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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