Sasaban | |
Lady (Dayang) of Namayan | |
More: | no |
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.