Name of Ruler | Ethnicity | Religion | Reign on the Throne of Manila | Death | Notes |
Irfan al-Izza | Arab | Islam | 1567-1572 | December 2, 1571 | The Great Sultan of the Philippines. The first ruler of a unified Philippines. King of the Northern Empire. One of the Three Generals who defeated the Spanish forces out the Philippines. Considered the "father of the Philippines". |
Mahithir Panjang | Malay | Islam | 1572-1577 | December 5, 1571 | The Great Rajah of the Philippines. The king of the Central Empire. One of the Three Generals who defeated the Spanish forces out of the Philippines. |
Hua Jun | Chinese | Buddhism | 1577-1582 | June 6, 1584 | The Great Emperor of the Philippines and king of the Southern Empire. One of the Three Generals who defeated the Spanish forces out of the Philippines, made the first attack in Luzon. |
Adb-al-Rahman | Malay | Islam | 1582-1587 | June 3, 1599 | The Great Sultan of the Philippine Kingdom. Changed name from the Philippine Empire to the Philippine Kingdom. The fourth king of to rule the Philippines and paid for Hua Jun's burial. |
Ahmed Panjang | Malay | Islam | 1587-1592 | January 3, 1610 | The Great Rajah of the Philippine Kingdom. King of the Central Kingdom. Descendant of Mahithir Panjang. |
Wu Zhun | Chinese | Buddhism | 1592-1593 | February 1, 1620 | The Great Emperor of the Philippine Kingdom. King of the Southern Kingdom, descendant of Hua Jun. Was unfit to rule and overthrown by Aladdin bin Ahmed. |
Jasmine bin Ahmed | Arab | Islam | 1593-1598 | August 5, 1610 | The Great Sultaness of the Philippines, first female ruler of the Philippine Kingdom. Princess of the Northern Kingdom. Appointed to rule by Aladdin bin Ahmed. Known as the "Most beautiful being to ever rule the Philippine Kingdom." Famous in Arab and Filipino legend. |
Nikhil Patil | Indian | Hinduism | 1604-1609 | August 3, 1620 | The Great Raja of the Philippines. An Indian historian who travelled to the Malay Archipelago to study the ancient history. Became crowned king after defeating a group of rivalling people for the crown at the Throne of Manila. Brought back order to the Philippine Kingdom. |
Nur Paluko | Cebuano | Islam | 1609-1614 | May 3, 1630 | The Great Rajah of the Philippine Kingdom. A descendant of Lapu-Lapu, the first native to rule a unified Philippines. Built the Imperial House in Manila, dedicated to all of the great rulers of the Philippine Kingdom starting from Lapu-Lapu and Al-Malik. |
Atheir Abbas | Arab | Islam | 1614-1616 | May 31, 1616 | The Great Caliph of the Philippines. The first caliph to rule the Philippine Kingdom (a caliph is a descendant of Muhammad). Brought potential chaos to the Kingdom, lost royal status and was killed on May 31, 1616. |
Agung Salabi | Javanese | Islam | 1616-1621 | January 4, 1922 | The Great Sultan of the Philippine Kingdom. A Javanese explorer who explored around the Malay Archipelago, helped end Abbas's tyrannical reign. A royal descendant of the dead Sultanate of Malacca. Father claimed his "royal blood will become visible. Only not from home." Crowned king as a "token of appreciation" and strengthened relations with the Philippine Kingdom and kingdoms from Indonesia. |
Epifanio de Gonzales | Spanish | Islam | 1621-1626 | May 3, 1930 | The Great King of the Philippine Kingdom. A Spanish expatriot who converted to Islam as proof of his appreciation for the natives of the Philippine Kingdom. The first Spanish King in an independant Philippines and first prominent Spanish Muslim. Crowned as the next king of the Philippine Kingdom by former Sultan Salabi when his reign ended. |
Kaled abu-Bakr | Boholano | Islam | 1626-1631 | ? | Great Rajah of the Philippine Kingdom |
Imran abu-Bakr | Boholano | Islam | 1631-1636 | ? | Great Rajah of the Philppine Kingdom and son of Khaled abu-Bakr |
Fernando Mendoza | Illocano | Buddhism | 1636-1641 | ? | Great Emperor of the Philippine Kingdom, a Buddhist from northern Luzon born to a family who are descendants of Catholic converts who were reverted back to Buddhism by Hua Jun's missionaries. Known as the most "Enlightened Ruler of the Philippine Kingdom." |
Chu Pang | Chinese | Islam | 1641-1660 | ? | Great Emperor of the Philippine Kingdom. Abolished the "five-year" policy originated by the Three Generals. Claimed that rulers should rule until they feel unable to, and granted people the right to overthrow unjust rulers. Created an equal distribution of Muslims, Catholics, Hindus and Buddhists in the Philippine Crown. |
Ghuntur Bambang | Javanese | Islam | 1700-1745 | ? | Great Sultan of the Philippine Kingdom. After Chu Pang's death, the Philippine Kingdom was left rulerless and prone to invasion. Bambang crowned himself as the sultan of the Philippine Kingdom and ruled as a simple king/sultan. |
Kulap Preecha | Thai/Siamese | Buddhism | 1745-1835 | ? | Great King of the Philippine Kingdom. Was exiled from Kingdom of Siam in Thailand. Former prince in Thailand. His Philippine caretakers crowned him as the next king. One of the longest-ruling kings of the kingdom. |
Mongkut Sunan | Thai/Siamese | Buddhism | 1835-1840 | ? | Great King of the Philippines, also a Thai who wanted to strengthen trade between the sultanates in the Philippines and Siamese kingdoms in Thailand. Failed to due to Spanish administration. |
Abdul-Hamid | Malay | Islam | 1840-1897 | ? | Great Sultan of the Philippines. Death is unknown, Sultan of the Northern Kingdom during the Second Philippine Revolution against Spain. |
José Rizal |
Tagalog/mestizo |
Catholicism | 1898-1900 | December 30, 1956 | Great King of the Philippine Kingdom. The first Christian king of an independant Philippines and the last king until Philippines became a democratic republic in 1900 (although he remained president until Aguinaldo's presidency). Started the Second Philippine Revolution against Spain. The first to create a unified Filipino identity and adopted Filipino as the official demonym for the natives of the Philippines. |
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