The Sulu Archipelago and its people, by Sixto Y. Orosa ...

24 SULU ARCHIPELAGO AND ITS PEOPLE Present state of the mosque built by Makdum at Tubig Indangan in 1380. wild in Jolo. From the time of Baguinda, the hill people the Buranum - were called Suhls. The year 1450 was marked by the arrival of Abu Bakr, a Mohammedan missionary. He married Baguinda's daughter, Paramisuli, and on his father-in-law's death succeeded him as religious authority, later proclaiming himself sultan. Abu Bakr divided the land into the political districts of Parang, Pansul, Lati, Gitung, and Lu-uk, appointing a panglima (next to a datu in rank) as head of each district. He also promulgated laws which furnished a foundation for the work of his successors. Abu Bakr was succeeded by his children and grandchildren, and the sultanate was regularly organized. During the reign of the sixth sultan, Governor De Sande sent an expedition against Sulu, which reached the town of Joo in June, 1578 It was headed by Captain 'E. R. de Figueroa. With this expedition began a period of warfare between Sulu and Spain, which was to last

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The Sulu Archipelago and its people, by Sixto Y. Orosa ...
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Orosa, Sixto Y 1891-
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Yonkers on Hudson, N. Y.,: World book company,
1931.
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Muslims -- Philippines
Sulu (Philippines)

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