Dayang Kalangitan
Dayang Kalangitan is a legendary figure in early Philippine history who was said to be Dayang of the precolonial Indianized polity of Pasig. She was co-ruler of Pasig with her husband, Gat Lontok. She is one of the very few known female leaders in precolonial Philippine history.
Life
She was mentioned in the Will of Fernando Malang Balagtas. Dayang Kalangitan was married to Gat Lontok. Together with her husband, Kalangitan ruled over the area around the Pasig River. Throughout her life, she had four children, who were Panginoan, Lahat, Salalila of Maynila and Kahiya. Her daughter Dayang Panginoan was married to Prince Balagtas, the son of Empress Sasanban of Sapa.Her son, Salalila succeeded her as monarch; and after converting to Islam, he adopted his more famous name, Sulaiman. Tondo and Maynila became separate kingdoms after Kalangitan. Tondo was ruled by Salalila's eldest son, Lakandula and Maynila by Rajah Matanda and Rajah Sulayman. Namayan came under the rule of Kalamayin.
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Literature
- Kalangitan is a novel written by A.F. Eleazar. The plot revolves around a princess named Kalangitan, who became the Queen regnant of Namayan, Tondo, and on her realm at Bitukang Manok, which is the seat of power. As described on the novel, Kalangitan is the most powerful woman in the Maisung at the time of her reign. The novel tackled the history of pre-Hispanic Philippines and the tradition of monogamy, justice system, culture and social norms. The main gist of the novel is about feminism during the pre-colonial era as it shows on the way it was written. It also explore the genre of Philippine mythology, epic and legends. It also contains allegories and sublimal messages as seen on the succeeding chapters of the book.