Empress Sasaban Explained

Sasaban
Lady (Dayang) of Namayan
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Spouse:Emperor Soledan
(also referred to as Anka Widyaya)
Issue:Prince Balagtas

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]

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] who eventually returns to Luzon to rule over Balayan and Taal, and marry Princess Panginoan of Pasig.[1] [2]

However, there is no mention of her in the Negarakertagama, thus her existence is unsure.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Odal-Devora . The River Dwellers . Unilever Philippines . 2000 . Alejandro . Reynaldo Gamboa . 43–66 . Yuson . Alfred A. . Alfred Yuson.
  2. Web site: Timeline / Pre-Colonial . . 8 May 2017 . 7 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707161454/http://beta.pasigcity.gov.ph/subpages/aboutpasig/timeline-pc.aspx . dead .