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Paduka Batara

d. 1417 · 15th century

Paduka Batara was a ruler of Sulu, in the southern Philippines, who led a large embassy to the Ming court of the Yongle Emperor in 1417. He fell ill and died at Dezhou in Shandong on the journey home and was buried there with imperial honours. His tomb survives, and some of his descendants settled in China.

Paduka Batara
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Paduka Batara. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/paduka-batara
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