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Muhammad Kudarat
Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (or Muhammad di-Pertuan Kudrat; Jawi: محمد دڤتوان كودرت; 1581–1671) was the 7th Sultan of Maguindanao from c. 1616 or c. 1619 to 1671.
He was a direct descendant of Shariff Kabungsuwan, a Malay-Arab noble from Johor who brought Islam to Mindanao between the 13th and 14th centuries. During his reign, he successfully fought off Spanish invasions and halted the spread of Catholicism on the island of Mindanao, much like the other Muslim rulers in the southern Philippines.
The Soccsksargen province of Sultan Kudarat is named after him, as is the municipality of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, where his descendants, who bear the title of datu, engage in present-day politics.
In the name and titles of Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat, Muhammad Dipatuan Kurlat in Maguindanaon or Muhammad di-Pertuan Kudrat in Malay, the Maguindanaon term Dipatuan is from the Malay title di-Pertuan which means "ruler" or "owner" and literally means "the one who has been made to rule".
The term Kudarat is ultimately from Arabic qudrat which means "power". This was sometimes pronounced as Kurlát in Maguindanao, following the regular sound changes from /d/ to /r/ and /r/ to /l/ for loanwords in the language, something that is also observed in other Philippine languages like Tagalog and Cebuano. This term is also present in Malay as kudrat.
After Sultan Laut Buisan died in 1616, it was expected that the successor sultan would be from Lanao based from tradition. However, Kudarat, who had ambition of becoming sultan, lobbied Maguindanao and Lanao datus for support. This resulted with displeasure from the Lanao datus. Lanao eventually seceded from Maguindanao in 1616, creating the Lanao sultanates. Approximately that same year, Kudarat also had an armistice with Buayan rajas and strike an agreement for the prevention of raids.
According to historian Ruurdje Laarhove, Kudarat's reign as sultan began approximately in 1616 based from Dutch annals. However, other sources put the date at approximately in 1619.
In 1619–1621, Kudarat also engaged in an alliance with the Dutch through their trading company, the Dutch East India Company to which he sold rice and slaves captured from the Visayas. He also played off the Dutch against the Spaniards, who were regional rivals in Southeast Asia at the time, both aiming to influence local rulers to gain access to their trading ports in hopes of monopolizing the spice trade.
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Muhammad Kudarat
Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (or Muhammad di-Pertuan Kudrat; Jawi: محمد دڤتوان كودرت; 1581–1671) was the 7th Sultan of Maguindanao from c. 1616 or c. 1619 to 1671.
He was a direct descendant of Shariff Kabungsuwan, a Malay-Arab noble from Johor who brought Islam to Mindanao between the 13th and 14th centuries. During his reign, he successfully fought off Spanish invasions and halted the spread of Catholicism on the island of Mindanao, much like the other Muslim rulers in the southern Philippines.
The Soccsksargen province of Sultan Kudarat is named after him, as is the municipality of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, where his descendants, who bear the title of datu, engage in present-day politics.
In the name and titles of Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat, Muhammad Dipatuan Kurlat in Maguindanaon or Muhammad di-Pertuan Kudrat in Malay, the Maguindanaon term Dipatuan is from the Malay title di-Pertuan which means "ruler" or "owner" and literally means "the one who has been made to rule".
The term Kudarat is ultimately from Arabic qudrat which means "power". This was sometimes pronounced as Kurlát in Maguindanao, following the regular sound changes from /d/ to /r/ and /r/ to /l/ for loanwords in the language, something that is also observed in other Philippine languages like Tagalog and Cebuano. This term is also present in Malay as kudrat.
After Sultan Laut Buisan died in 1616, it was expected that the successor sultan would be from Lanao based from tradition. However, Kudarat, who had ambition of becoming sultan, lobbied Maguindanao and Lanao datus for support. This resulted with displeasure from the Lanao datus. Lanao eventually seceded from Maguindanao in 1616, creating the Lanao sultanates. Approximately that same year, Kudarat also had an armistice with Buayan rajas and strike an agreement for the prevention of raids.
According to historian Ruurdje Laarhove, Kudarat's reign as sultan began approximately in 1616 based from Dutch annals. However, other sources put the date at approximately in 1619.
In 1619–1621, Kudarat also engaged in an alliance with the Dutch through their trading company, the Dutch East India Company to which he sold rice and slaves captured from the Visayas. He also played off the Dutch against the Spaniards, who were regional rivals in Southeast Asia at the time, both aiming to influence local rulers to gain access to their trading ports in hopes of monopolizing the spice trade.