Rajahnate of Cebu

• The port of Sugubu, now known as the Parian District in Cebu, became colloquially known as Sinibuayan Hinpit ("place of trade"), shortened to Sibu or Sibo, which is the origin of the Castilian name "Cebu"
• The capital of Cebu was Singapala, a Tamil Sanskrit word meaning "Lion City", which is the same root as the modern city-state of Singapore
• According to Visayan oral tradition, Cebu was founded by a minor prince of the Tamil Chola dynasty, Sri Rumay or Rajamuda Rumayya, who rebelled against the Chola emperor's expeditionary force and established their own government
• Historian Antonio Pigafetta: 'Kota Raya Kita: "Our capital": Kota (fortress), Raya (great, hence Kotalaya (capital)), North (our)"'
• During Humabon's reign, Lapu-Lapu arrived from Borneo and was given the Mandawili region, which included the island known as Opong or Opon (later known as Mactan)
• Cebu, or Sugbu, also known as Cebu Rajanate, was an indianized raja (monarchy) mandala (government) on the island of Cebu in the Philippines before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors
• The first contact with the Spaniards took place during Umavon's reign, resulting in the death of Ferdinand Magellan
• During the reign of Raja Humabon, Cebu became an important trading center where agricultural products were bartered, and various goods like perfumes, glassware, ivory products, leather, precious and semi-precious stones, and sugar were imported from Indian and Burmese traders
• It is known in ancient Chinese records as the country of Zhumu (洛乐)
• Cebu Rajanate existed

  Before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors
• Cebu, or Sugbu, also known as Cebu Rajanate, was an indianized raja (monarchy) mandala (government) on the island of Cebu in the Philippines before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors