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Sulayman, sometimes referred to as Sulayman III ( , Abecedario: Solimán) (d. 1590s), was the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Maynila in the late 16th century and was a nephew of Raja Raja Matanda. He was the commander of the Tagalog forces in the battle of Manila of 1570 against Spanish forces.
His palace was within the walled and fortified city of Manila. Sulayman—along with his uncle, Raja Matanda, and Lakandula, who ruled the adjacent bayan of Tondo—was one of the three rulers who dealt with the Spanish in the battle of Manila of 1570. The Spanish described him as the most aggressive one due to his youth relative to the other two rulers. Sulayman's adoptive son, baptized Agustin de Legaspi upon conversion to Catholicism, was proclaimed the sovereign ruler of Tondo upon the death of Lakandula. He, along with most of Lakandula's sons and most of Sulayman's other adoptive sons, was executed by the Spanish after being implicated in Tondo Conspiracy to overturn Spanish rule in Manila. This execution helped the Spanish East Indies fortify its rule on parts of Luzon.
The Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi, searching for a suitable place to establish his capital after moving from Cebu to Panay due to Portugal claim of the archipelago, sent Martín de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo on an expedition northward to Luzon upon hearing of a prosperous kingdom there. Filipiniana: Act of Taking Possession of Luzon by Martin de Goiti ; accessed September 6, 2008.
Goiti anchored at Cavite and established his authority by sending a "message of friendship" to the states surrounding the Pasig River. Sulayman, who had been given authority over these settlements by the ageing Rajah Matanda, was willing to accept the "friendship" from the Spaniards. However, he refused to cede his sovereignty, and had no choice but to waged war against the new arrivals' demands. As a result, Goíti and his army invaded the kingdoms in June 1570, sacking and burning the great city before returning to Panay.
Spanish documents do not name the leader of the Macabebe Revolt, but record that he died at Bangkusay, resulting in a Macabebe retreat and Spanish victory. Sulayman III, on the other hand, is clearly recorded as participating in the Revolt of 1574, and thus cannot be the unnamed figure who died in 1571 at Bangkusay.
In response, Sulayman and Lakandula led a revolt in the villages of Navotas in 1574, taking advantage of the confusion brought about by the attacks of Chinese pirate Limahong. This is often referred to as the "Manila Revolt of 1574" but is sometimes referred to as the "Sulayman Revolt" and the "Lakandula Revolt." Since it involved naval forces, the Sulayman Revolt is also known as the "First Battle of Manila Bay".
Friar Gerónimo Marín and Juan de Salcedo were tasked with pursuing conciliatory talks with the kingdoms. Lakandula and Sulayman agreed to Salcedo's peace treaty and an alliance was formed between the two groups.
Sulayman is no longer mentioned in the accounts of events that took place from 1586 to 1588, which involved many members of his family.
According to Santiago's research, Doña María Laran had two daughters: Doña Inés Dahitim, the elder, who married Don Miguel Banal of Quiapo; and Doña María Guinyamat, who married a Don Agustín Turingan. Luciano P.R. Santiago theorizes that Don Miguel Banal was the son of the Don Juan Banal implicated in the Tondo Conspiracy of 1587. Santiago furthers that Don Miguel Banal and Doña Inés Dahitim are said to have begotten the second Filipino to join the Augustinians, Fray Marcelo Banal de San Agustín.
The oral legend cited by the local government of Pasay says that Dayang-dayang Pasay married a local prince named Maytubig and settled in the place called Balite. The legend says that they had a daughter named Dominga Custodio, who grew up to donate all her lands to the Augustinians just before her death.
Santiago, however, claims that aside from his biological children, Sulayman had descendants by adoption. Santiago's genealogical research suggests that Sulayman had at least one male sibling, unnamed in the records, and who had died prior to the death of Rahang Bago in 1574. Sulayman chose to adopt the sons of this sibling, who were identified in records as Agustin de Legaspi, Don Gabriel Taumbasan, and Don Jerónimo Bassi. All three adopted children of Sulayman participated in the Tondo Conspiracy of 1587, and only Taumbasan was not executed, having instead been exiled in New Spain for four years.
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