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History of the Philippines

31 recorded states lay in what is now the Philippines, from the Kingdom of Tondo (900 CE) to the Philippines. 3 of them have a full profile, and 7 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

10th century

  1. Kingdom of Tondo900 CE – 1589 CE · kingdom
  2. Ma-i971 CE – 1339 CE · chiefdom

11th century

  1. Rajahnate of Butuan1001 CE – 1756 CE · kingdom

12th century

  1. Namayan1175 CE – 1571 CE · chiefdom

13th century

  1. Kedatuan of Madja-as1200 CE – 1569 CE · chiefdom
  2. Rajahnate of Cebu1200 CE – 1565 CE · kingdom

14th century

  1. Kedatuan of Dapitan1300 CE – 1563 CE · chiefdom
  2. Brunei Sultanate1368 CE – present · profile

15th century

  1. Caboloan1400 CE – 1576 CE · kingdom
  2. Sulu Sultanate1405 CE – 1915 CE · profile

16th century

  1. Buayan Sultanate1500 CE – 1905 CE · sultanate
  2. Kingdom of Maynila1500 CE – 1571 CE · kingdom
  3. Maguindanao Sultanate1520 CE – 1905 CE · sultanate
  4. New Spain1521 CE – 1821 CE · profile
  5. Captaincy General of the Philippines1565 CE – 1898 CE · colony

17th century

  1. Lanao sultanates1600 CE – 1904 CE · tribal confederation

18th century

  1. British occupation of Manila1762 CE – 1764 CE · colony

19th century

  1. Tagalog Republic1896 CE – 1897 CE · republic
  2. Republic of Biak-na-Bato1897 CE – 1897 CE · republic
  3. Federal State of the Visayas1898 CE – 1899 CE · republic
  4. Republic of Negros1898 CE – 1901 CE · republic
  5. Revolutionary Government of the Philippines1898 CE – 1899 CE · republic
  6. United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands1898 CE – 1902 CE · colony
  7. First Philippine Republic1899 CE – 1901 CE · republic
  8. Republic of Zamboanga1899 CE – 1903 CE · republic

20th century

  1. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands1901 CE – 1935 CE · colony
  2. Republic of Katagalugan1902 CE – 1906 CE · republic
  3. Moro Province1903 CE – 1913 CE · other
  4. Commonwealth of the Philippines1935 CE – 1946 CE · other
  5. Second Philippine Republic1943 CE – 1945 CE · republic
  6. Philippines1946 CE – present · republic

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of the Philippines. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/philippines
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“History of the Philippines.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/philippines. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of the Philippines.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/philippines.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of the Philippines’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/philippines (Accessed: ).