Muhammad Kudarat

This article is about a person. For other uses, see Sultan Kudarat (disambiguation).

Muhammad Kudarat
Sultan
Reign	Sultanate of Maguindanao: 1619-1671
Full name	Qudratullah Katchil Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
Titles	Datu
Born	1581
Birthplace	Maguindanao, Philippines
Died	1671
Father	Sultan Laut Buisan

Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (also spelled Qudarat or Corallat) (1581–1671) was a Sultan of Maguindanao in the Philippines. During his reign, he successfully opposed the Spaniards who attempted to conquer his land and hindered the Christianization of the island of Mindanao. He was a direct descendant of Shariff Kabungsuwan, a Muslim missionary who brought Islam to the Philippines between the 13th and 14th century.^[1] The Philippine province of Sultan Kudarat is named after him.

Statue of Sultan Mohammed Dipatuan Kudarat in front of the Provincial Capitol in the Municipality of Isulan, Province of Sultan Kudarat

Rule

After succeeding his father in 1619, he defeated several tribes and proclaimed his kingdom as the Datu of the Pulangi region. He also governed a settlement in what is now Cagayan de Oro, Caraga, and established Misamis and Bukidnon as his tributaries. He also made friendly relations with the Spaniards and the Dutch, however the Spaniards tried to conquer his subjects, but failed and were forced to ransom their soldiers from the Sultan. Governor-General Alonso Fajardo signed a treaty with Kudarat on June 25, 1645 which allowed Spanish missionaries to established Christianity in Mindanao, allowing a church built, and trade in the Sultan’s territories.

On November 4, 1663, warriors under Sultan Kudarat raided the town of Baybay in Leyte.

References

1. ^ Manobo

External links

Biographies

• Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat

Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan Laut Buisan	Sultan of Maguindanao 1619-1671	Succeeded by Sultan Dundang Tidulay
Preceded by Sultan Mawallil Wasit	Sultan of Sulu as Sultan Nasir ud-Din II 1645-1648	Succeeded by Sultan Salah ud-Din Bakhtiar

Persondata
Name	Kudarat
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1581
Place of birth	Maguindanao, Philippines
Date of death	1671
Place of death