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Lapu Lapu
XVII

During Rajah Humabon's reign in Sugbu, the region had since become an important trading center where agricultural products were bartered. From Japan, perfume and glass utensils were usually traded for native goods. Ivory products, leather, precious and semi-precious stones and Shakara (sugar) mostly came from India traders and Burmese people traders. The harbors of Sugbu became known colloquially as sinibuayng hingpit , shortened to sibu or sibo ("to trade"). It was also during Humabon's reign that Lapu-Lapu was granted by Humabon the region of Mandawili (now Mandaue), including the island known as Opong or Opon (later known as Mactan).

On the 1610's The Bruneians would try to control the Muslims in the Sultanate of Mandawe and Maktan in Sugbu in order to gain more control of their lands as the spreader of islam, in this point the Kingdom of Butuan would remain Hindu and Buddhist but have many muslims, the Sultan of Mandawe would see the Bruneians as imperialist forces forcing him to ally with the Sultanate of Maguindanao and Rajahnate of Sugbu who would fight the Bruneians, the Bruneian forces would be ejected from the Sultanate of Mandawe and Maktan.

The Sugbuanons would generally remain of Buddhist religion and would have good relations with the Butuanons, however since the Dynasty of Sugbuanons and the Maguindanao Sultanate have royal marriages already, the Sugbuanons would tolerate the muslims more causing the Muslims in their population to increase.

The Mandawe-Maktan Sultanate founded by Lapu Lapu would be like a bridge between the Maguindanao Sultanate and the Sugbuanon Rajahnate, Rajah Tupas' grand daughter would marry Sultan Kudarat on Rajah Tupas' lifetime.

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