| Akí | |
|---|---|
 An old Tagalog king or noble illustrated in the 1590s Manila manuscript. It is assumed that King Aki would have worn similar regalia. | |
| King of Luzon | |
| Reign | after 1521 – August 1572 |
| Predecessor | Princess Ysmeria |
| Successor | Sulayman |
| Born | c. 1500s |
| Died | August 1572 |
Akí (c. 1500s - 1572; Old Spanish orthography: Rája Aché or Raxa Ache, pronounced Aki),[2] also known as Rája Matandâ ("the Old King"),[3] was King of Luzon who ruled from the kingdom's capital Manila, now the capital of the Republic of the Philippines.
While still the Crown Prince of Luzon and the grand admiral for the King of Brunei, Aki married a princess of Brunei in 1521. He was the King of Luzon in 1570 when his nephew, the heir apparent (raja muda) Sulayman together with Banaw, Lakan Dula, the lord of Tondo,[2] engaged in a battle with the Martin de Goiti naval detachment to Luzon augmented by Cebuano military volunteers and part of the Legaspi expedition of Spain commissioned from New Spain to find the Maluku Islands. This battle resulted in the fall of Manila and the capture of 13 pieces of Luzonian artillery.[1][4][2]
- ^ a b c d Dery 2001, p. 5
- ^ a b c Scott, William Henry (1994). Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. ISBN 971-550-135-4.
- ^ Joaquin, Nick (1990). Manila, My Manila. Vera-Reyes, Inc.
- ^ Joaquin, Nick (1990). Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young. City of Manila: Anvil Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-971-569-313-4.