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:bulletblue:The Dynasty of Tondo:
Tondo, also referred to as Tundo, Tundun, Tundok, and sometimes as the capital of the Kingdom of Luzon, was an ancient Philippine fortified settlement in the Manila Bay area, specifically north of the Pasig river, on Luzon island. It is one of the settlements mentioned by the Philippines' earliest historical record, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. This kingdom initiated diplomatic ties with China during the Ming Dynasty and was a dominant force in regional trade. Its regional prominence sparked an attack from Brunei's Sultan Bolkiah in 1500.

The first reference to Tondo occurs in the Philippines' oldest historical record — the Laguna Copperplate Inscription (LCI).

The next historical reference to Ancient Tondo can be found in the Ming Annals (明史 ), which record the arrival of an envoy from Luzon to the Ming Dynasty (大明朝) in 1373 AD. Her rulers, based in their capital, Tondo (traditional Chinese: 東都; pinyin: dōngdū) were acknowledged not as mere chieftains, but as kings (王). This reference places Tondo into the larger context of Chinese trade with the peoples of the Philippine archipelago.

Theories such as Wilhelm Solheim's Nusantao Maritime Trading and Communication Network (NMTCN) suggest that cultural links between what are now China and the nations of Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, date back to the peopling of these lands. But the earliest archeological evidence of trade between the Philippines and China takes the form of pottery and porcelain pieces dated to the Tang and Song Dynasties. As the LCI points out, Tondo already existed at this time, and the archeological evidence indicates that both it and Namayan was part of this trade.[citation needed]

The rise of the Ming dynasty saw the arrival of the first Chinese settlers in the Philippines. They were well received and lived together in harmony with the existing local population — eventually intermarrying with them such that today, numerous Philippine people have Chinese blood in their veins.
Statue of Luzon Sukezaemon at Sakai Citizens' Hall.

This connection was important enough that when the Ming Dynasty emperors enforced the Hai jin laws which closed China to maritime trade from 1371 to about 1567, trade with the Philippines was officially allowed to continue, masqueraded as a tribute system, through the seaport at Fuzhou. Aside from this, a more extensive clandestine trade from Guangzhou and Quanzhou also brought in Chinese goods to Luzon.

Luzon and Tondo thus became a center from which Chinese goods were traded all across Southeast Asia. Chinese trade was so strict that Luzon traders carrying these goods were considered "Chinese" by the people they encountered.

In short Tondo was a Sinicized kingdom specializing with the production and trade of Ming era porcelain to be exported to the rest of Southeast Asia Tondo has been inhabited by Chinese ever since the beginning.

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Phili is playing a kudlong, and she's singing Saludsod ni Ading.

Forgive me if there is no continuity in this so far, you see, my plan is that I'll show what happened in Europe during this era, what encouraged the countries to colonize, and the Pre-Hispanic Kingdoms of the Philippines alternately until I reach Magellan's Expedition.

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so this means Philippines is actually older than America... so Philippones should stop calling America Kuya now?.... well I have hunches that Philippines is older than America.... XD