Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
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Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (also spelled Qudarat), (1580, in Lanao del Sur-?) was the seventh Sultan of Maguindanao. He prevented the Spaniards from conquering his sultanate in Mindanao. He was a direct descendant of Sharif Kabungsuan, a Muslim missionary in the 14th century.[1]
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After succeeding his father in 1619, he conquered several datus and made himself the master of the Pulangui area. He also controlled present-day Cagayan de Oro and Caraga territories and made Misamis and Bukidnon his tributaries. He was able to negotiate with the Dutch and the Spaniards so that they recognize his sovereignty over these lands. The Spaniards tried but failed to conquer him in all battles. The Spaniards were systematically defeated and forced to ransom their soldiers from the sultan. Governor-General Alonso Fajardo signed a treaty with Kudarat on June 25, 1645 which allowed Spanish missionaries to minister to the needs of the Christians in Mindanao, allowed a church built, and trade was allowed in the sultan’s territories. War once more flared in 1658 when Mindoro, Bohol and Leyte were sacked. Spain was unable to dominate the lands under Sultan Kudarat's rule.
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