5 UNITED SULTANATES OF MARAWI

Tradition claim that the origin of Kapay is the present day Marawi City, formerly called Dansalan before it became City. While few scholars “Panditas” learned men of Ranao mentioned that long time before the social development in Lanao, Dansalan/Marahue based on the traditional history geographically explained in Salsila is Poona Kapay, where one of the sons of Sharif Alawi choose to settles, his name is Sharif Radia Kunug who was married to Bae sa Dimagalin and bores some children, all royally address with Kapay after their names, Kamayongan sa Kapay, Timbangadi sa Kapay, Amerogong sa Kapay, Lilangun sa Kapay, lot more, it shows that Kapay is very Important in the genealogy of Ranao. Time passed, Datu Gomisa is the Ancestor pagapoon of the five divisions of Marawi sultanate, and he is the descendant of Sharif Alawi of Tagoloan.

Marawi was known as Dansalan when it served as the capital of the undivided Lanao province in the Philippines from 1907 to 1940. The Islamic City of Marawi today was formerly a municipality named Dansalan which was organized on May 24, 1907 under the Moro Province Administration.

The old Dansalan became a charter city on August 19, 1940, pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 592, but was inaugurated only on September 30, 1950, due to the Pacific War.  Its granting of a charter was authored by the late Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon and late assemblyman and later, Senator Atty. Tomas Cabili.  On June 16, 1956, the then Senator Domocao Alonto changed the name Dansalan to Marawi through a Congressional Amendment of the Charter by the enactment of Republic Act No. 1552.  The changing was in honor of the Marawi Sultanate Confederation.

On April 15, 1980, the city was renamed Islamic City of Marawi through the city Council Resolution No. 19-A during the incumbency of the Atty. Sultan Omar Dianalan as the city mayor considering that 92 percent of the people are Muslims and it is the “Center of Islamic Religion” in Southern Philippines.

Accordingly; The name of Marawi was derived from the Maranao word “rawi” which locally means “reclining” and refers to the lilies that bend northward on the banks of the mouth of the Agus River. Marawi was formerly part of the municipality of Dansalan, the name Dansalan means a “place of destination”,  a rendezvous.

SULTANTES OF MARAWI

According to the Taritib and Ijma, Marawi was divided into five principalities, united sultanates of Marawi, Namely; Madaya, Guimba, Toros, Bacolod and Marawi ki Sakayo to the five children of Datu Gomisa and Bae Bayombong sister of Ameladin a Macapundag sa Marogong/Unayan.

The five principal sultanates of Marawi also known as Limaka pamagsopa a p’tharitibun sa daluma Marawi, they are SAULANGAN SA TOROS, MAKALILAYSA MADAYA, TIMBANG SA GUIMBA, BORIONGAN SA BACOLOD and TOMAWIS SA MARAWI, equal in power with a distinct territorial land area, every sultanates or principality respected the traditional alliance, under the umbrella of Mala a Bayabao, District of Bayabao Phangampong.

Area of Buadi Sakayo, descendants of Sakayo in Marawi is the territory and present site of Marawi sultanate, the only male and eldest among it sister sultanates. The throne of Sultan sa Marawi is exclusive to assume, only the male line of Datu Sakayo could assume the title and throne as Sultan. The five united sultanates of Marawi had at least one set in the 28 council of “Taritib” system of Ranao, dowapolo ago walo a mbabaya sa taritib sa Ranao. The Sultan of the royal house of Marawi always been delegated to represent Marawi sultanates.

Bae Bolkiah married to Dianaton of Butig, begot Solaiman, Milbahar andKaoladana bae sa Guimba. The descendants of two brothers, Milbahar and Solaiman could assumes the royal thrones in Guimba, while the descendants of Kaoladan could assume other grar outside of that Sultan, she was married to Asamat son of Ampaso of Binidayan begot five Baes, Babayolan a bae a labi sa Guimba, Mampay, Pinayong and Impa. Babayolan married to Bandara sa Binidayan begot Papanok Sultan sa Lumbac Binidayan (grand parent of Sultan Ali Dimaporo and Sultan Abdulmadid mayor of Marogong)

Makalilay later descendants was Datu a Kunug who was married to putri Linta grand daughter of Dianton of Butig begot five children, they could assumes the royal throne in Madaya, the reigning Sultan sa Madaya is the former Governor of Lanao del sur, Sultan Saidamen Balt Pangarongan from the line of Radiamoda sa Punud one of the five children of Kunug. Radia moda sa Punud married to Danding daughter of Maruhom Rakhmatula son of Balindong of Masiu, begot Sarip Batua, Datu a Pitiilan and Bae Olan. Sarip Batua married Bae Bacarat, descendants of Sakayo in Marawi, begot Diamaror (ama e Didato a ama e manabilang amadatu a e Sultan Saidamin Balt Pangarongan)

PANANAROON

Maraorao Marawi a dibaloy a Dansalan a ingud a pulawiin ko pata kampong o Ranao ka kagiya pitimbangan o manga lalano a tao na makalilay sa manis na saulangan ko bantog  a Bacolod ko pangkatan ka si buadi Sakayo na minirun sa mulabi ko bangsa o Pangampong ka romiaga sa rogo sa kalalangkap a bantog e datu a Kader AMAIPAKPAK.

By Acmad (Ontay) M. Abdulmadid

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We acknowledges the following Royal Families in Marawi

Maruhom/Tomawis

Pangarungan

Pacasum

Sani

Diron

Salic

Dianalan

Bacarat

Usman

Masiricampo

Amai Manabilang

Batara
Ala
Alangadi