Barangay chiefdoms
Barangay chiefdoms appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Borneo and the Philippines (Southeast Asia) from c. 900 to 1565 CE, a span of 665 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).
Philippine communities were organised into barangays led by datu chiefs over freemen and dependents, linked by sea trade with China and the Malay world. Spanish conquest after 1565 regrouped them into towns and parishes.
See Barangay chiefdoms on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 900 to 1565 CE
- Duration
- 665 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Borneo and the Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Language family
- Austronesian
Events in Southeast Asia during its time
- Battle of Bach Dang
- Chola raid on Srivijaya
- Construction of Angkor Wat begins
- Mongols invade Pagan
- Dai Viet defeats the Mongols
- Mongol expedition to Java
- Zheng He's fleets reach Malacca
- Ayutthaya sacks Angkor
Neighbours in Southeast Asia
- Srivijaya
- Khmer Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Majapahit Empire
- Malacca Sultanate
- Champa
- Pyu city-states
- Bruneian Sultanate
- Sultanate of Sulu
- Dvaravati
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Barangay chiefdoms exist?
c. 900 to 1565 CE, about 665 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Barangay chiefdoms?
Borneo and the Philippines, in Southeast Asia.
What language did Barangay chiefdoms speak?
Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.