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WHO WAS TA**RA NAJUCITTA and HIS ROYAL LINEAGE?
THE LUMAY/LUMBAY DYNASTY
The Chola dynasty was a thalassocratic Tamil empire in southern India, one of the longest ruling dynasties in world history Founded
About 300 BCE The earliest readable references to the Chola are in inscriptions from the 3rd century BCE left by Ashoka, of the Mauryan Empire (Ashoka Major Rock Edict No.13).
As one of the Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam, along with Chera and Pandya, the dynasty continued to rule various territories until the 13th century CE. Despite these ancient origins, the period in which it is appropriate to mention a “Chola Empire” only began with the medieval Cholas in the mid-9th century CE.
The heart of the Cholas was the fertile valley of the Kaveri River, but they ruled over a much larger area at the height of their power from the late 9th century to the beginning of the 13th century. The whole country south of Tungabhadra was united and maintained as a state for three centuries and more between 907 and 1215 AD. Under Rajaraja Chola I and their successors Rajendra Chola I, Rajadhiraja Chola, Virarajendra Chola, and Kulothunga Chola I, the dynasty became military, economic and cultural power in South Asia and South-East Asia. The power of the new empire was proclaimed in the eastern world through the Ganges expedition led by Rajendra Chola I and the naval raids on the town-states of Srivijaya, as well as the repeated embassies of China. The Chola fleet represents the pinnacle of ancient Indian maritime power.
Sheba, or simply Cebu, was an Indianized Raja (monarchical/royal) Mandala (polity) on the island of Cebu in the Philippines before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors and Muslim missionaries. It was founded by Sri Lumay or Rajamuda Lumaya, a minor prince of the Chola dynasty in India that occupied Sumatra. The Maharajah sent him from India to establish a base for expeditionary forces, but he rebelled and established his own independent government.
In the year 900 B.C.E.Sri Lumay was a half Tamil & half-Malay Princepe from Sumatra, who lived in Visayas, and had several sons. One of his sons was Sri Alho, who ruled a land known as Sialo that included the present towns of Carcar and Santander in the southern region of Cebu. Sri Ukob heads a polity known as Nahalin in the north, which includes the present towns of Consolación, Liloan, Compostela, Danao, Carmen and Bantayan. He died in combat, fighting Muslim Moro pirates known to retaliate (literally “peace destroyers”) from Mindanao. The islands they followed are just as well known Pulua Kang Dayang or Kangdaya (literally "islands) belonging to Daya").
Sri Lumay is known for his strict defense policies against Moro Muslim raiders and slavers from Mindanao. His use of burnt ground tactics to drive out the invaders gave rise to the name Kang Sri Lumayng Sugbu (literally “the great fire of Sri Lumay”) of the town, which was later abbreviated to Cebu (“burnt ground ").
In the year 950 B.C.E. King Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Elat near the shores of the Sea of Achab in the land of Edom. Hiram sent to Solomon ships and servants who knew the sea, and they went to Ophir with the servants of Solomon, and took there ten tons of gold, and brought it to King Solomon. (Read in the bible in 2 Chronicles 17:18) When King Solomon's men and servants arrived at Ophir they told the queen of Sheba that now Cebu was all over. On hearing of the Queen of Sheba (Cebu) we went to Jerusalem to test the wisdom of King Solomon, by asking difficult questions (Read in the Bible 1 Kings 10: 1-13).
Convinced of Solomon's wisdom, the Queen gave her 40,000 kilos of gold and returned to her land in Ophir. Sri Lumay was succeeded by the youngest of his sons, Sri Bantug, who ruled from a region known as Singhapala, which is now Mabolo in Cebu City. He died of disease. Sri Bantug has a brother called Sri Parang who was originally planned to succeed Sri Bantug. But he was lame and could not manage his discretion because of his weakness. Parang handed over his throne to Sri Bantug’s son and his nephew Sri Humabon (also coastal Sri Hamabar), who became Rajah of Cebu in his place. During the reign of Rajah Humabon, the region became an important trading center where agricultural products were sold. From Japan, perfume and glassware are often sold for native products. The products of ivory, leather, precious and semi-precious stones and śarkarā (sugar) mostly came from Indian traders and Burmese traders people. The ports of Cebu (the modern Parián district of Cebu) are known colloquially as completely deserted (“the place for sale”), abbreviated to sibu or sibo (“to sell”), from which it is called modern Castilian “Cebú” originates. It was also during Humabon’s reign that Lapu -Lapu came from Borneo, and gave Humabon the region of Mandawili (now Mandaue), including the island known as Opong or Opon (later known as Mactan). The first contact with the Spaniards also took place during the reign of Humabon, resulting in the death of Ferdinand Magellan.
The phrase Kota Raya Kita was documented by the historian Antonio Pigafetta, to be a warning to the Old Malay language, from a merchant to the Rajah and is quoted as saying:
"Be careful, O king, what you are doing, for these men are the conquerors of Calicut, Malacca, and the whole of Great India. If you give them a good reception and treat them well, it is good for to you, but if you hurt them, it will be much worse for you, as they did in Calicut and Malacca.
Essentially, this phrase is Kota Raya kita, a group of indigenous Malay merchants under the authority of Rajah Humabon, which has the English meaning: “our capital city”: Kota (fort), Raya (well, so Kotaraya (capital city)), we (us).
The battle of Mactan was fought in April 1521 between the forces of Rajah Humabon with the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan taken by the Spanish empire and Lapu -Lapu, it ended with the death of Ferdinand Magellan.
Reign of Rajah Tupas and Spanish conquest
Sri Parang, the lame, also had a son, Sri Tupas, also known as Rajah Tupas who succeeded Rajah Humabon as king of Cebu. The beauty melted away during the reign of Rajah Tupas by the forces of the conqueror Miguel López de Legazpi in the battle of Cebu in 1565.
Relationships with other Rajahnates
The Rajahs of Cebu are relatives of the Rajahs of Butuan. Thus the Rajahnates of Cebu and Butuan had a relationship with each other, as evidenced by the fact that Rajah Colambu of Butuan gave instructions on the Magellan expedition to reach Cebu. The rajahs of Butuan are descendants of Rajah Kiling, who, according to Researcher Eric Casino, is not of Visayas origin but, India, because Kiling refers to the people of India.
Today the Lumbay family is the surviving descendant of the royal families of the Chola Dynasty which due to the separation of Sari Lumay from the Rajanate of Sumatra and the beginning of his own kingdom in Sheba is now Cebu called and LUMAY DYNASTY.
The Lumay dynasty is associated with the Humabon, Tupas and LUMBAY and LUMAYA families.
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