Tondo (historical polity)

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Tondo (historical polity)

A debt was pardoned by the chief of Tondo on the island of Luzon and recorded on the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known calendar-dated document found in the Philippines.

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In context

When
Monday, April 21 9001126 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
9th century · 900s
Calendar
Julian — as recorded at the time
Recorded from
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At a glance

Dates: From 900.

What happened

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 Luzon Island. Together with Maynila, the polity (bayan) which was also situated on the southern part of the Pasig River delta, Tondo established a shared monopoly on the trade of Chinese goods throughout the rest of the Philippine archipelago,

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When did Tondo (historical polity) happen?

April 21 900 — 1126 years ago, on a Monday.

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