History of the Philippines (900–1565)
The recorded history of the Philippines between 900 and 1565 begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 and ends with the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1565. The inscription records its date of creation in 822 Saka. The discovery of this document marks the end of the prehistory of the Philippines at 900 AD. During this historical time period, the Philippine archipelago was home to numerous kingdoms and sultanates and was a part of the Indosphere and Sinosphere.
The Agusan image statue (900–950 CE) discovered in 1917 on the banks of the Wawa River near Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, Mindanao in the Philippines.
The Baybayin script
Ferdinand Magellan
History of the Philippines
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least by 134,000 years ago.
Docking station and entrance to the Tabon Cave Complex Site in Palawan, where one of the oldest human remains was located.
Asia in 200 BCE, showing the Sa Huỳnh culture in Mainland Southeast Asia and the Philippines in transition.
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription, c. 900 CE. The oldest known historical record found in the Philippines, which indirectly refers to the polity of Tondo
A collection of gold Piloncitos stamped with the Baybayin character for "Ma" possibly representing the nation of Ma-i.
