| Muhammad Kabungsuwan | |||||
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| 1stSultan ofMaguindanao | |||||
| Reign | 1515[1][2]–1543 | ||||
| Successor | Sultan Maka-alang Saripada | ||||
| Born | unknown Johore | ||||
| Died | 1543 Maguindanao | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouses | Putri Tunina (Rajah Tabunaway's daughter) Angintabo (Iranun princess) | ||||
| Issue | Sultan Maka-alang Saripada Dayang Daragat Layagun Aloyodan nine other children | ||||
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| House | Al-'Aydarus | ||||
| Father | Sayyid Zainal Abidin Al-Aydarus (Tun Dagang) | ||||
| Mother | Daughter of Sultan Iskandar Zhulkarnain of Malacca | ||||
| Religion | Sunni IslamSufism | ||||
Shariff Muhammed Kabungsuwan[3] (Maguindanaon:Muhammad Kabunsuan,Jawi: شريف کبوڠسوان;Malay:Muhammad Kebungsuwan,Jawi: شريف کبوڠسووان) was the firstSultan of Maguindanao in thePhilippines. A native ofJohore inMaritime Southeast Asia, Kabungsuwan re-settled inMindanao in the Philippines where hepreachedIslam to the native tribes around the region.[4][5]
Maguindanao genealogy records state that Kabungsuwan's father was anArab and asharif or a descendant of the Islamic prophetMuhammad while his mother wasMalay. His recorded name "Kabungsuwan" in Maguindanao tradition means "youngest" and is said to be the youngest among three children. His eldest brother, Ahmad is said to have established theBruneian Sultanate while his other brother Alawi is said to have set up theSulu Sultanate.[6]
The Sunni scholar Kabungsuwan is generally regarded as the one who introduced Islam in the Lanao and Maguindanao areas inMindanao arriving in the area in the early 16th century. There are severaltarsilas or written genealogy on Kabungsuwan though most of these state that he brought in men when he landed in Mindanao, his group are composed of seafarers, there was initial force with his group's interaction with the locals and that there were already Muslims in Mindanao when his Kangungsuwan and his men landed near the mouth of the Pulangi River. Kabungsuwan formed alliances with influential royal families ofSulu,Borneo, andTernate. This led to Islam becoming the dominant religion aroundLake Lanao by the 19th century.[7]
Kabungsuwan traded in T'buk, old name ofMalabang,Lanao.[8]
Kabungsuwan was ofArab-Malay ethnicity. He married a local princess and established theSultanate of Maguindanao in the 16th century.[4] The sultanate was usually centered in the valley ofCotabato.
The formerprovince ofShariff Kabunsuan in the Philippines was named after him.
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by none Establishment | Sultan of Maguindanao 1520–1543 | Succeeded by Sultan Maka-alang Saripada |