Empress Sasanban
Sasanban | |
|---|---|
| Lady (Dayang) of Namayan | |
| Reign | 14th century |
| Spouses | Emperor Soledan (also referred to as Anka Widyaya) |
| Issue | Prince Balagtas |
In oral traditions associated with the early history of the Tagalog people, Empress Sasanban or Dayang Sasanban (Baybayin: ᜐᜐᜊᜈ᜔ , Javanese: ꦱꦱꦧꦤ꧀), also spelled as Sasaban[1] is said to have been a 14th century noblewoman (dayang) of the Tagalog polity of Namayan, on the shores of the Pasig River in Luzon.[1]: 47,51
She was first mentioned in the Will of Fernando Malang Balagtas, a disputed will that dates back to either 1539 or 1589, as the wife of Emperor Soledan and the mother of Prince Balagtas, the future ruler of Sapa.[2][3]
In the legends, she leaves Namayan to marry to an "Emperor Soledan" (also identified as "Anka Widyaya") of the Majapahit. At the Majapahit court, she gives birth to a son named Balagtas,[1]: 51 who eventually returns to Luzon to rule over Balayan and Taal, and marry Princess Panginoan of Pasig.[1]: 51 [4]
However, there is no mention of her in the Negarakertagama, thus her association with the Majapahit is unsure.
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References
- ^ abcdOdal-Devora, Grace (2000). Alejandro, Reynaldo Gamboa; Yuson, Alfred A. (eds.). The River Dwellers. Unilever Philippines. pp. 43–66.
- ^Dery, Luis Camara (2001). A History of the Inarticulate. Quezon City: New Day Publishers. ISBN 971-10-1069-0.
- ^de los Reyes, Isabelo (1890). El Folk-Lore Filipino (Volume 2).
- ^"Timeline / Pre-Colonial". City of Pasig. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
