Kingdom of Kumalarang
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The Kingdom of Kumalarang or "古麻剌朗" in ancient Chinese texts, is a prehispanic Filipino kingdom located on what is now the Municipality of Kumalarang at the Zamboanga Peninsula. Information about the kingdom can be gleaned from the Da Ming Hui Dian (大明會典 Complete Compilation of Literary Works of Great Ming), drawn from the records of Tehchow (Dezhou), Shantung (Shandong), China, archived and researched in 1673, 1788 and 1935.[1][2]
It is recorded in the Ming Compendium that a High Court offical named Chan Chien (張謙), was ordered to go to Kumalarang which was then a vassal-state to the Sultanate of Sulu. There he was greeted by the Yakan king, Lakan Ipentun or “Kanlai Ipentun [斡剌義亦奔敦]) in Chinese translations”, Chan Chien returned to China with Lakan Ipentun and his entourage. After being granted an audience with the Ming Emperor, Lakan Ipentun was granted the rank of “wang” (王 king). Unfortunately, Lakan Ipentun died on the way home to Kumalarang due the harsh winter weather in China. The burial of the Kumalarang king was managed by Yang Shan (楊善), administrator of the temples, he was also honored by a eulogy written by the Emperor which praised him for his “determination and serenity.”
a child, prince Lapi (剌苾), was made inhertor to the newly christened rank of “wang.” Lapi sent one of his father’s most trusted men, Batikisan (叭啼吉三), to petition for an audience with the Chinese Emperor where he presented a “memorial” in gold plaque on Nov. 3, 1424. After this, records of Kumalarang faded into obscurity.[2]