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Laguna Copperplate Inscription

900 · 10th century

The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is a copper plate found in 1989 near Lumban in Laguna province, the Philippines. Dated to 900 CE, it is written in the Kawi script in Old Malay with Sanskrit and Old Javanese words, and records the cancellation of a debt. As the oldest known document from the Philippines, it shows links to Java and mentions a leader of Tundun, usually identified with Tondo.

Laguna Copperplate Inscription
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Kingdom of Tondo

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Laguna Copperplate Inscription. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/laguna-copperplate-inscription
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“Laguna Copperplate Inscription.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/laguna-copperplate-inscription. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Laguna Copperplate Inscription.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/laguna-copperplate-inscription.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Laguna Copperplate Inscription’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/laguna-copperplate-inscription (Accessed: ).

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