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Butuan & Majapahit (Part 2)
Butuan (Philippines), and Majapahit (Indonesia).
Poem "Mi último adiós" (English: "My Last Farewell") by Jose Rizal. The Dutch Indies Embassy formalized economic trade with Philippines in 1866. Beyer (1947) believes Majapahit Empire went to Agusan-Surigao area and works with Butuan Kingdom local craftsman to mine gold.
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Butuan & Majapahit (Part 3)
In 1003, Butuan sent an envoy to Song Dynasty to bypass Champa monopoly on China trade (Guy, 2020). Mandala political model of SEA require allied Kingdoms to exchange gifts in a tributary system (Thongchai, 1994).
Butuan & Majapahit (Last)
There's a real life Keris/Kris dagger statue in Butuan city.
The losing Maynila forces set fire at their palace in a scorched-earth tactic, to make it useless for Spain to use their palace (Scott, 1994). Spain kidnapped Ternate Sultan (Indonesia's boss), and deported him to the newly captured Manila (Hanna et al, 1990).
Song inspiration "sa susunod na habangbuhay" (In the next lifetime) by Ben&Ben
MATA (Part 5)
Sampaguita flower initially is named after "Sumpa kita" (Our Promise). The words “Sumpa kita” evolved as “Sampaguita” that signifies an everlasting love (WowParadisePhilippines, 2007).
Paoay Church façade & buttress is similar to Borobudur & Prambanan temple respectively (Lazaro, 2014). Both temples are built during Medang Dynasty (Indonesia) whose legacy is the Srivijaya Empire & Mataram Kingdom.
Initially, Philippines is thought to be culturally isolated from the rest of Asia, until the finding of Laguna Copperplate Inscription which tells the relationship between Tondo (PH) & Medang (Mataram) (RI) in 900 CE (Leonard, 2001). Basically, Medang have salary-related debt with Tondo amounting to 865 grams gold. My hypothesis the debt is related to temple-making as at this era, Ind0nesia is under-going rapid growth of temple construction, he wants to be the center of Buddhist & Hindu learning in SEA.
Song: We Will Not Be Forgotten by Floy Quintos and Krina Cayabyab-Viñas https://www.facebook.com/2169075943412224/videos/190535129626137
the beautiful cora, for @beebunss!
Her dress is inspired by traditional baro't saya! just lovely outfits in general~