# Barangays and early sultanates (no single ruler) - No single ruler — barangays, Sulu, Maguindanao and Brunei-influenced ports

URL: https://allhistories.com/philippines/rulers/barangays-and-early-sultanates-no-single-ruler
Reign: c. 1450 – 27 April 1565
Number in the list: 12
Dynasty: Barangay polities (pre-1565)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(900%E2%80%931565)

Islam reached Sulu and Mindanao and sultanates formed (Sulu c. 1450s, Maguindanao early 16th century) alongside Hindu-Buddhist-influenced and animist barangays in Luzon and the Visayas. End = Legazpi's arrival at Cebu (27 April 1565).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Barangay polities and trading ports (no single ruler)](https://allhistories.com/philippines/rulers/barangay-polities-and-trading-ports-no-single-ruler)
- Next in list: [Miguel López de Legazpi](https://allhistories.com/philippines/rulers/miguel-lopez-de-legazpi)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1450 - [A trading ship sinks off Pandanan Island](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1450-a-trading-ship-sinks-off-pandanan-island)
- 1450 - [Baybayin script takes shape](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1450-baybayin-script-takes-shape)
- 1457 - [The Sultanate of Sulu is founded](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1457-the-sultanate-of-sulu-is-founded)
- 1485 - [Brunei reaches the height of its influence under Bolkiah](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1485-brunei-reaches-the-height-of-its-influence-under-bolkiah)
- 1494 - [Treaty of Tordesillas divides the world between Spain and Portugal](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1494-treaty-of-tordesillas-divides-the-world-between-spain-and-portugal)
- 1500 - [Buag eruption of Mount Pinatubo](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1500-buag-eruption-of-mount-pinatubo)
- 1500 - [Maynila becomes a Bornean-linked trading town at the Pasig mouth](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1500-maynila-becomes-a-bornean-linked-trading-town-at-the-pasig-mouth)
- 1511 - [Portuguese capture Malacca, where Luções serve as pilots and officials](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1511-portuguese-capture-malacca-where-lucoes-serve-as-pilots-and-officials)
- 1512 - [Tomé Pires writes the Suma Oriental](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1512-tome-pires-writes-the-suma-oriental)
- 1515 - [Sharif Kabungsuwan establishes the Maguindanao sultanate](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1515-sharif-kabungsuwan-establishes-the-maguindanao-sultanate)
- 1519 - [Magellan's fleet sails from Sanlúcar to find a western route to the Spice Islands](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1519-magellan-s-fleet-sails-from-sanlucar-to-find-a-western-route-to-the-spice-islands)
- 1521 - [Magellan's Fleet Reaches the Philippines](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1521-magellan-s-fleet-reaches-the-philippines)
- 1521 - [First Mass at Limasawa](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1521-first-mass-at-limasawa)
- 1521 - [Baptism of Humabon and the Cebuano Court](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1521-baptism-of-humabon-and-the-cebuano-court)
- 1521 - [Battle of Mactan and the Death of Magellan](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1521-battle-of-mactan-and-the-death-of-magellan)
- 1529 - [Treaty of Zaragoza](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1529-treaty-of-zaragoza)
- 1542 - [Villalobos Expedition Names the Philippines](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1542-villalobos-expedition-names-the-philippines)
- 1565 - [Blood Compact on Bohol](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1565-blood-compact-on-bohol)
- 1565 - [Spanish Settlement Founded at Cebu](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1565-spanish-settlement-founded-at-cebu)
- 1565 - [Santo Niño Image Found in Cebu](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1565-santo-nino-image-found-in-cebu)
- 1565 - [Urdaneta Finds the Return Route Across the Pacific](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1565-urdaneta-finds-the-return-route-across-the-pacific)