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Rajah Salalila

fl. c. 1500 · 16th century

Rajah Salalila is remembered in tradition as the first ruler of the Bruneian-allied dynasty of Maynila, set up around 1500 after Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei is said to have conquered the town. His line, which included Rajah Matanda and Rajah Sulayman, ruled the Muslim port until the Spanish conquest of 1570–1571.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rajah Salalila. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-salalila
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“Rajah Salalila.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-salalila. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Rajah Salalila.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-salalila.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Rajah Salalila’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-salalila (Accessed: ).

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