Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion Part 6

Burhan married Kudi and begot Jamalu-d-Din and Ila.

Mohammed Sahru-d-Din married Mulak and begot Dumalundung.

Paku married Sultan Ajipat and bore Kuning.

Sinal married Mundug and bore Daru-d-Din.

Jamalya married Sayduna and bore Mohammed Idris and Tuli.

To Gantar, the son of Jiwana Kunik, she bore Samal and Ninig.

Jamalu-d-Din married Gayang, the daughter Datu Sakaludan Lagat, and begot Amina and Dawung.

Zamzam married Dindyaw, the child of Sayka Datu, and bore Paramata.

Buli married Mupalal, the son of Namli, and bore Harmansa.

Badaru-d-Din married Putri, the daughter of Namli, and begot Jalalu-d-Din.

Sari married Amil and bore Ibrahim and Sitti.

Nasaru-d-Din married Ayu and begot Kamid.

Kartaw married Paramata, the daughter of Watamama Gulay, and begot Putri Lidang, Ani, Jumjuma, and Gindulungan; by Jayba he begot Jaya; by Jamila, Ndaw and Nangka; by Uyam, Dadawa and Naw; by Alima, Nunay.

Pindaw married Lintang and begot Milug.

Ndima married Hajji Kari Abdu-r-Rakman and bore Mohammed, Taha, Banun, and Panubawun.

Completed on the day Thursday of the month Shaban. G.o.d's knowledge is superior.

Ma.n.u.sCRIPT NO. VII

THE GENEALOGY OF BAGUMBAYAN

INTRODUCTION

The sultanate of Bagumbayan occupies the middle ground between the Saylud or lower Rio Grande Valley and the Saraya or upper Rio Grande Valley. It is located at the head of the delta, and really comprises the upper part of the Saylud, and lies mainly along the banks of the southern branch of the Rio Grande. It extends as far down the banks of the southern Rio Grande as the upper borders of Tamontaka, and as far down as Libungan, along the banks of the northern branch of the Rio Grande. Its upper limit is Maysawa, a little above the Kakar or ca.n.a.l.

The present sultan, Abu-Bakar, lives at Bagumbayan proper, which is located on the right bank of the southern Rio Grande about 3 miles below Tambao or the fork. He is still addressed, at times, as the sultan of Talakuku, which was the proper address of his father, named after the older name of the capital. The word Bagumbayan means "newly built," and has lately been applied to the sultanate on account of the late change of the residence of the sultan. Talakuku is the word that appears in all Spanish records and histories. Kabuntalan is still older and is more used by the Moros themselves. The old site of Kabuntalan was on the left bank of the main river just above the fork. It has been completely abandoned.

Nagtangan is the oldest name and the one which appears first in this ma.n.u.script.

This ma.n.u.script is copied from the original, which is in the possession of the sultan himself. It was obtained through the favor of Datu Balabadan, who is a relative of the sultan and who belongs to the same family or an allied branch of the same.

The original is a very old copy and many of the leaves and margins are torn and have fallen into pieces. The handwriting is fair and plain, but the composition and grammar are very poor. The orthographical errors committed in writing Moro names in Arabic characters are very numerous and greatly change the expression of the words. It is evident that the original author was a poor writer, and did not have the usual practical knowledge in writing in Arabic characters that other Moro authors had.

The dialect is strictly that of Magindanao. The t.i.tles of the datus are similar to those used in Magindanao. Two new t.i.tles, Jukulanu and Jiwana, appear often, and in all probability are applied to subdatus of the same rank as Gugu, Umar Maya, Maraja Layla, etc.

LITERAL TRANSLATION OF Ma.n.u.sCRIPT NO. VII

GENEALOGY OF KABUNTALAN

IN THE NAME OF G.o.d THE COMPa.s.sIONATE AND MERCIFUL

This book speaks of the ancestors of the datus of Nagtangan. Daman asked for a datu from Bwayan and got Dikaya. Dikaya married a Nagtangan wife and begot Duka. Duka married Lantyan, a Malitigaw woman, and begot Myadung. He also married a woman called Ambun and begot Babak and Naw and Suman.

Babak married Umar Maya, Tubu-tubu, and bore Saripada Kunyaw, Sultan Digra Alam, and Pataw. Umar Maya married also Andawmada, a Tawlan lady, and begot Bagamba, Sarabanun, and Bay. By a concubine he begot Jukulanu Diwa and Bal, and the daughters Buli and Gaw and Bahar.

Saripada Kunyaw married Anik and begot Sultan Mohammed Alimu-d-Din, who had no offspring, Mawlana Mundug, and Datu Sakaludan Dudin. He also married Andawmada, an Ipuktn lady, and begot Baya-Wata. By a concubine he begot Jiwana Jambang, and the following daughters: k.u.mk.u.ma, Ayag, Payak, Talilah, and Minding.

Sultan Digra Alam married Nya, a Magindanao woman, and begot Raja Muda Mangindra and Mohammed; by Bay he begot Baya-Labi; by a Talayan woman he begot Baya-Wata Lilang.

Bagamba married Raja Bwayan and bore Sultan Darimbang.

Sarabanun begot Kamad, Ubuk, and Dumpiras. Jukulanu Diwa begot Marajal, Baya Nayug, Jukulanu Kunuk, Jukulanu Badal, and Undung, and the daughters Atik, Ilug, Nawila.

Bal begot Ginda, Abas, Duwi, and Dangkay, and a daughter, Buli. Buli married Mupat Salam and bore Banun. She also married Aspa and bore Jiwana Kunik.

Mawlana Mundug begot Wata-mama Kamad and Ngyan. By a concubine he begot Dula, Dastara, Jaynal, and Alam, and the daughters Dadaw and Sambasing. By Lamidas he begot Kadija; by a concubine, Daldal; by Saban, Aminu-l-Lah.

Datu Sakaludan Dudin married Amina, the daughter of Jukulanu Diwa, and begot Danding, Madaga, Kudanding, Patima, Gindulungan, and Anat. By a concubine he begot Ganwi and Kunan.

Baya-Wata married Timbang Sulug and begot Wata-mama Damda.

Jiwana Jimbang begot Asab and Pata.

Raja Muda Mangindra married Mayung, a Binilwan lady, and begot Anig, Umun, Daywa, and Dawada; and the sons, Sultan Mohammed-sa-Barahaman, Kunday, Pataw, Janipan, and Dindyaw. By a concubine he begot Lubaba; by Baya-labi, Ingkung.

Baya-Wata married Aman and begot Inuk, Uku, and Anti, and the daughter Wata-Babay Didu.

Gugu Kiram begot Anti, Nanun, Lintang, Didu, Ngulu, and Banun.

Maraja Layla Dikaya begot Maraja Layla Kandug, Kunan, Maraja Layla Amad, and Papung.

Sultan Mohammed Darimbang begot Raja Bwayan Paki, Damda, and Pidtaylan. By a concubine he begot Kakayt.

Kamad married Anig and begot Bulawan, Inuk, and Dagayug. By a concubine he begot Mama-sa-Ilud, and Kuntay.

Ubuk begot Daga, Mama-Santi, Bulug, and Tawp.

Dupiras begot Lyaw and Dabu by a concubine.