GALLERY: Maguindanaon Datus and Moro Leaders

Sultan Mangigin of Maguindanao 1899-1901

Moro Datu and Wife early 1900s — Moro Datu and his wife; Photo taken in early 1900s

moro wedding — Moro wedding, notice that the bride used rice powder to whiten her face

All photos from http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/stallingmororesistance.htm

585px-Datu_Piang_HD-SN-99-01980 — Datu Piang (fourth from left) with American officers, 1899.

datu Utto — Datu Utto of Buayan beside Balabaran in white

The photo is a public domain, according to Wikipedia; released to Public by U.S. Dept. of Defense

Rajah Putri Kudarat is the name of the lady pictured with her entourage. She was married to Otto Anwarodin, who himself bore the title “Datu sa Sapakan”. Rajah Putri Kudarat was also known as “Bai a labi sa Maguindanao”, a title which roughly translates to “First lady of the Maguindanao”. Her brother was Hijaban Mastura Kudarat III, the 23rd Sultan of Maguindanao.

3947965769_1f42f5c856 — Datu Utto sa Zapakan (Sapakan)

Datus in Maguindanao

ft0199n64c_00005 — Datu Utto (seated center) with his wife, Rajah Putri Kudarat

Citation: McKenna, Thomas M. Muslim Rulers and Rebels: Everyday Politics and Armed Separatism in the Southern Philippines. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft0199n64c/

dp - moro datus piang and sheerif afcal, 1904-1905 — Datu Piang (left) and Sharief Afdal

Website Source: California Academy of Sciences Library – Special Collection.
Dr. William R. Eastman Sr. Collection. These photographs were taken by Dr. William R. Eastman, Sr. in the Philippines between 1902 and 1906. Dr. Eastman was a captain in the U. S. Army Medical Corps.

1-datu piang, ruler of 25,000 moros — Datu Piang, Photo from University of California. Calisphere.

14 thoughts on “GALLERY: Maguindanaon Datus and Moro Leaders”

you are good. write more

thank you! drop by again and enjoy reading!

hanna, looks like u don’t sleep much hehe, u’re doing so many things but i think u r hapi wd it…ur posts on the early moro leaDErs and datus is nice, a lil improvements and more research p cguro…but its a good start…thank u for always remembering me. hope to see u someday wd a child or children..:)

thanks ate jane for dropping by and for your comments.

It’s “Afdal.” His shrine lies at the central town of Dulawan.

thank you very much.. your blog is a great help to my thesis 🙂

Rajah Putri was the widow of Sultan Jalalludin Pablo, known as Sultan Wata, the 20th Sultan of Maguindanao.

It is sad to note that only few photos, comments about history of the Maguindanao Sultanate are here. Others want to show only their lineage. There are lots of the previous Sultans, Like Sultan Esmael Kalog, Sultan Mangigin, Sultan Buisan, Sultan Makakua, Sultan Kawasa Anwar Uddin and etc. who in one way or another deserved to be mentioned! Especially also of that of Sultan Kudarat who was a great defender of Islam and never played a puppet role during his time to the invaders. That’s maybe one reason why he did not have much photos taken with the enemies of Islam.

Hana says:

01/19/2012 at 9:52 am

I only posted pics that are available from the net. I have no time to go to libraries and do a deeper research. site visitors are always welcome to contribute.

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