Empress Sasaban
In oral traditions associated with the early history of the Tagalog people, Empress Sasaban or Dayang Sasaban (Baybayin: ᜐᜐᜊᜈ᜔ , Javanese: ꦱꦼꦒꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀) 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.: 47,51
Sasaban | |
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Lady (Dayang) of Namayan | |
Reign | c. 1300 |
Spouse(s) | Emperor Soledan (also referred to as Anka Widyaya) |
Issue | Prince Balagtas |
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,: 51 who eventually returns to Luzon to rule over Balayan and Taal, and marry Princess Panginoan of Pasig.: 51
However, there is no mention of her in the Negarakertagama, thus her existence is unsure.
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