Royal Sultanate of Ramain

Royal Sultanate of Ramain

(By Datu Ontay)

One of the oldest sultanates of Pangampong a Ranao is Ramain’s sultanates, the 8 wise men of Ranao including Datu Acari of Ramain updated the existed Igma and Taritib of Ranao on somewhere in 16 century, they created the 15 royal houses and the 28 legislative bodies to executes the updated Igma and Tarib of pat a Pangampong a Ranao, this ancient order or law bound together the four states or principalities of Lanao into an alliance or confederation and defined their relationships and Ramain became the primary highlighted sultanate as member during those days, the sultanate was established by our great ancestor DATU ACARI of his royal title “SIMBAAN SA RAMAIN”

The sultanate of Ramain is located in the municipality of Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur, with its sister sultanate the “Ditsaan” also belong to the 15 royal panoroganan of pangampong a Ranao of mala a Bayabao principality. By virtue of republic act 2228 dated May 22, 1956; Ditsaan municipality was renamed Ditsaan-Ramain municipality in honor to the 2 equal royal sultanates of mala a Bayabao; In June 25, 1963 by virtue EO # 428 Ditsaan-Ramian became regular municipality of Lanao del Sur.

Accordingly; the throne as sultan of Ramain is exclusively to assume, only the descendants of the 4 sons of Sultan Diamla Alam grandson of both Maradia Otowa as Datu Sa Palao and Maruhom Palal, the two sons of Datu Acari to Potri Agay (mother of Datu sa Palao) and Paramata Nangko (mother of Maruhom Palal) one of the daughters of Balindongbsar of Masiu to Pindawadwa oray a noni bloodline, has the right to assume the royal throne as sultan sa Ramain alternately,

One of the late sultans of Ramain was the first Muslim senator of the Philippines in the good name of “Sultan Alauya Alonto” who served as senator of the Philippine for three terms, 1934-1935; 1941-1945 and 1946-1947. Ramain became one of the most prominent sultanates in pangampong a Ranao that reached its record till the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, Johor and nearby areas because of “Senator Alauya Alonto” who served as sultan and for his charitable services to his constituents, almost the same with the sultanate Masiu because of Sultan Ali Dimaporo who served as Governor then congressman of Lanao of same time as sultan, Sultanate of Bayang because of late congressman Sultan Haroun Al Rashid Lucman.

I remembered the notable comment from my website www.acmaly88page.tl ontay & marogong.net and I quoted (igira aya datu ko inged na malai sowa ago matao tanding na pukaawidaniyan so ngaran o ingudian ko kapiya niyan ago so pagtaoron ko mga bantuganiyan) if the leader of the sultanate is a good man, knowledgeable, respected his good deeds will reflected to his sultanate…

Salsila mentions that Datu Acari who was known as SIMBAAN SA RAMAIN firstly married to Potri Agay sister of Alao, Puso and Ulok, begot Omon of Ganassi, Amnag wife of Adamba of Pugaan, Dangi of Marawi and Maradia Otowa who was also known as Datu sa Palao.

Datu Acari married also Paramata Nangko daughter of Sultan Diagaborola Sarikran Balindong of Masiu to Pindawa-dwa Oray one of the 5 royal Noni of Ranao-Ragat, begot only Maruhom Palal who was married to Potri Maginalong a bae sa Tanggasana the sister of Maruhom Kahar of Raya-Wato Balindong LDS, begot

• Bae Potre maamor sa Ramain a Kodanding

• Bae sa Bayabao

• Bae sa Taraka Karoma o Maruhom Sharif Aliola sa Poona Masiu.

• Sarip Cosin a Mialindong sa Basilan

While Maradia Otowa a Datu sa Palao also son of Datu Acari married to paramata Ambayo daughter of datu Aliyodan who was popularly known Jannaton sa Butig a Naim sa Maguindanao (DIANATON NAIM) to paramata Asiya also one of the 5 royal Noni of Ranao-Ragat, begot

• Bandara

• Bondayo

• Diwaan

• Maruhom Sidic

Maruhom Sidic first married to Kodanding a Bae Potri Mamaor sa Ramain daughter of his Uncle Maruhom Palal, begot 1) Bae a Piti-ilan, 2) Awalo Zaman (Maruhom Aulia Ala), 3) Akhiro Zaman (Maruhom Sapaatula Ala). This gogodan showed and expressed how it’s fair the throne to the descendants of Datu Acari, then Akhiro Zaman married to Danding a Bae a Labi sa Balabagan daughter of paramata Adawi and Dungklang son Datu Ambun also one of the 5 Noni of Ranao-Ragat; Paramata Adawi was a daughter of Dianaton Naim of Butig from Asiya also a Noni, begot Sultan Diamla Alam of Ramain.

Sultan Diamla Alam of Ramain married to Patri a Bae sa Osonan, daughter of Rilaola of Wato to Bae sa Marigay the daughter of Datu Nanak who was a son of Iman Diwan of Bayang to Paramata Impa the daughter of Balindong bsar to Pinadawa-dawa oray a Noni

Sultan Diamla alam and Bae sa Osonan bored Bae Matimtim (Datu Ontay’s great great grand grandmother) Bae Ogotan, Datu Mangandog, Amai Luma, Amai Sangkad, Amai Dutsaan, these are the 4 sons of Diamla Alam were exclusive to the throne as Sultan of Ramain, Bae Matimtim was the first bae a labi sa Ramain and Wato.

Pananaroon

Bunar ko ana inged a maona katupadan o lalaog miamorug a muna kalontanaan o lalaog a damada a paganay kamborokan o miangolamba sigay na katii so Ramain a ronon miasamporna, bunar dun o Unayan a pirongong a bangsa na arati dingka sabut a sarogangan a bansa so Ramain ko Bayabao ka ipangorangkaniyan so pindariday o Noni….(Datu Ontay)

(Some of the Ramain Gogodan is in the Hand of Datu Ontay)