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Madja-as | |||||||||
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| After the 11th century–Unknown | |||||||||
 A map of Madja-as according to the Maragtas by Pedro Monteclaro (1907). | |||||||||
| Capital | Malandog Aklan Irong-Irong | ||||||||
| Common languages | Bisayan languages, Old Malay, Sanskrit | ||||||||
| Religion | Majority Folk religion Minority Hinduism[citation needed] Buddhism [citation needed] | ||||||||
| Government | Federal monarchy | ||||||||
| Datu | |||||||||
• c. After the 11th century | Datu Sumakwel | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established by 10 Datus | After the 11th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | Unknown | ||||||||
| Currency | Gold, Pearls, Barter | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Philippines | ||||||||
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Madja-as was a legendary precolonial confederacy on the island of Panay in the Philippines. It was mentioned in Pedro Monteclaro's book titled Maragtas. It was supposedly created by Datu Sumakwel to exercise his authority over all the other datus of Panay.[1] Like the Maragtas and the Code of Kalantiaw, the historical authenticity of the confederation is disputed.[2]
- ^ Abeto, Isidro Escare (1989). "Chapter X - Confederation of Madyaas". Philippine history: reassessed / Isidro Escare Abeto. Metro Manila :: Integrated Publishing House Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library. p. 54. OCLC 701327689.
Already conceived while he was in Binanua-an, and as the titular head of all the datus left behind by Datu Puti, Datu Sumakwel thought of some kind of system as to how he could exercise his powers given him by Datu Puti over all the other datus under his authority.
- ^ Morrow, Paul. "The Maragtas Legend". paulmorrow.ca. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019.
In Maragtas, Monteclaro also told the story of the creation of Madja-as in Panay under the rule of Datu Sumakwel and he gave the details of its constitution. In spite of the importance that should be placed on such an early constitution and his detailed description of it, Monteclaro gave no source for his information.