GALLERY: Maguindanaon Datus and Moro Leaders

Sultan Mangigin of Maguindanao 1899-1901

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

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

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

Datu Piang (fourth from left) with American officers, 1899.

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

Putri Kudarat

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.

Datu Utto sa Zapakan (Sapakan)

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/

Datu Piang

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.

Datu Piang, Photo from University of California. Calisphere.