Sasaban |
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| Reign | c. 1300 |
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| Spouse(s) | Emperor Soledan
(also referred to as Anka Widyaya) |
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| Issue | Prince Balagtas |
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In oral traditions associated with the early history of the Tagalog people, Empress Sasaban or Dayang Sasaban (Baybayin: ᜐᜐᜊᜈ᜔ , Javanese: ꦱꦱꦧꦤ꧀) is said to have been a 14th Century noblewoman (Dayang) of the Tagalog polity of Namayan, on the shores of the Pasig River in Luzon.[1]: 47,51
In the legends, she leaves Namayan to marry to an "Emperor Soledan" (also identified as "Anka Widyaya") of the Majapahit. At the Majapahit court, she gives birth to a son named Balagtas,[1]: 51 who eventually returns to Luzon to rule over Balayan and Taal, and marry Princess Panginoan of Pasig.[1]: 51 [2]
However, there is no mention of her in the Negarakertagama, thus her existence is unsure.[citation needed]
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