History of Manila

Manila was first known as Ginto (gold) or Suvamadvipa by neighboring settlements and was officially the Kingdom of Manila.The Kingdom flourished during the atter half of the Ming Dynasty as a result of direct trade relations with China. Ancient Tondo was maintained as the traditional capital of the empire with its rulers as soveriegn kings and not mere chieftains and were addressed wariusly a panginuan or panginoon(lord) anak banwa (son of heaven) or lakandula(lord of the palace)In the 13th century the city consisted of fortified settlement and trading quarter at the shores of the Pasig River,on the top of previous older towns .There is also early evidence of Manila being invaded by the indianized empire of Majapahit referenced in the epic eulogy poem Nagarakretagama which inscribed its conquest byt Majaraha Hayam Wuruk Saludong or Selurong which isa historical name for the city of Manila is listed in Canto 14 alongside Sulot which is now Sulu and Kalka.