Gugu Sarikula

Sultan Gugu Sarikula (alternative spellings Salikula or Salikura, reigned 1585-1597) was the fifth sultan of Maguindanao in the Philippines.[1] Sarikula was a direct descendant of Sharif Kabungsuwan, the first sultan of Maguindanao.[1][2] He was the son of Sultan Bangkaya with his Matampay wife.[2][3] Sarikula also had half brothers, Dimasangcay Adel and Buisan, who also reigned as sultans of Maguindanao before and after him.[2][3]

Gugu Sarikula
5th Sultan of Maguindanao
Reign1585–1597
PredecessorSultan Dimasangcay
SuccessorKapitan Laut Buisan
Names
Sultan Gugu Sarikula,
Datu Sarikula
HouseSultanate of Maguindanao
FatherDatu Bangkaya
ReligionSunni Islam

Sarikula was involved in a power struggle with Buisan, which ended on him being ousted by his younger brother to Sulu in 1597.[4]

Sarikula married Raja Putri, one of the daughters (or a sister) of Sultan Muwallil Wasit (Rajah Bongsu) from the Sulu Sultanate.[4][5] Their daughter Putri Mampey married her first cousin, Sultan Kudarat, the son of Buisan.[5]

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References
  1. Syed, Muzaffar Husain; Akhtar, Syed Saud; Usmani, B.D. (2011). Concise History of Islam. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 329. ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0.
  2. Dansalan Quarterly. Vol. 1–4. Dansalan Research Center. 1979. p. 76 https://books.google.com/books?id=rbpwAAAAMAAJ. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Haerens, Margaret (2014). Mixed Marriage. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7377-6266-2.
  4. Daturaiz Mamadra. The Rise of the Maguindanao Sultanate.
  5. Mastura, Michael O. (1984). Muslim Filipino Experience: A Collection of Essays. Ministry of Muslim Affairs. p. 21.
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