Lakan
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In early Philippine history, the rank of lakan denoted a "paramount ruler" of one of the large coastal barangays on the central and southern regions of the island of Luzon.
"Naturales" (natives) depicted in the Boxer Codex, specifically marked and identified as Tagalogs.
Tondo (historical polity)
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Tondo, also popularly known referred to as the Kingdom of Tondo, was a Tagalog and Kapampangan settlement which served as a major trade hub located on the northern part of the Pasig River delta on Luz
Lakan
…figure in 16th- and 17th-century Spanish colonial accounts of Philippine history include: Lakandula (later christened as Don Carlos Lacandola), ruler of Tondo when the Spanish conquest of Luzon began. Lakan Tagkan, ruler of Namayan…
Plate depicting the "tundok" tree (Aegiceras corniculatum), from Fray Francisco Manuel Blanco's "Flora de Filipinas"
Tondo and Maynila's shared trade relations with China make the Manila bay area one of the northernmost points on the route of the Silk Road.
The Piloncitos, a type of Gold nuggets with Baybayin Ma characters. Used as one of the early currency along with Gold rings.