Datu Tampugaw
Datu Tampugaw | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Mindanao and Sulu's 4th district | |
| In office September 6, 1919[1] – 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Datu Piang[2] |
| Succeeded by | Arsenio Suazo[2] |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Mindanao and Sulu's 3rd district | |
| In office 1922–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Datu Benito[2] |
| Succeeded by | Ugalingan Piang[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1886 Tubaran, Confederate States of Lanao |
| Died | c. 1934 |
| Known for | Sultan of Lanao (Royal House of Pagayawan) |
Datu Amay-Tampugaw[3] (25 September 1886 – c. 1934), also spelled Amai Tampugao,[4] known as Sultan Tampugao of Tubaran,[5] was a Filipino politician who became member of the House of Representatives representing Mindanao and Sulu from 1919 to 1925. Before becoming a member, he was sultan of the Royal House of Pagayawan, Confederate States of Lanao.
Biography
[edit]Tampugaw was born in September 25, 1886 in Tubaran, Lanao province. As a devout Muslim, he studied the Quran and attended a Maranao school.[1] He then became the sultan of the Royal House of Pagayawan, Confederate States of Lanao.[5][1][a]
Moro Rebellion
[edit]In 1902, General Adna R. Chaffee wrote to Datu Adta of Paigoay, Sultan Pandapatan of Bayang, and Tampugaw asking them to send "assassins" to kill Moro rebel leaders and to make restitutions for the damages made by their followers. Chaffee also gave a stern warning for the three if they don't comply.[6] As sultan, Tampugaw complied with the demands of American authorities during the Moro Rebellion due to the persuasion from an Afghan high priest from Rio Grande.[4]
At first, the Americans were doubtful of trusting Tampugaw of providing useful information to counter the rebellion. Tampugaw shared details about the dangers posed by the cottas of Maciu and Bacolod, explaining their beliefs about killing Moros would "displease the Almighty" while killing the Americans would guarantee a place in heaven. However, when he was confronted by Captain John J. Pershing with evidence of a neighboring datu's actions, he became a trusted informant.[7]
Post-rebellion and political career
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During the American colonial government, he served president of the municipal district of Tubaran.[1] General Leonard Wood praised Tampugaw for his cooperation with American authorities making Lanao a suitable place to build a small school. However, aside from the datu and a few Muslim elites, Lanao was still a troublesome district for American authorities.[3]
In September 6, 1919, Tampugaw was appointed by Governor General Francis Burton Harrison as a member of the Philippine Assembly representing the 3rd district of Mindanao and Sulu.[1][2] During the administration of Leonard Wood, he was one of the politicians that threatened to resign during the 1923 cabinet crisis, but his submission was refused by the governor general.[1] He was reelected as member of the assembly in 1922 until 1925 representing Mindanao and Sulu's 4th district.[8]
During the Fifth Legislature, he was member of the Navigation Committee. During the Sixth Legislature, he was member of the Committee on Mindanao Affairs and Special Governments.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Representatives, Philippines House of (1923). Directorio oficial de la Cámara de Representantes ... (in Spanish). pp. 114–115.
- ^ a b c d e Representatives, Philippines Congress (1946-1949) House of (1967). Official Directory of the House of Representatives ... Bureau of Printing.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Medrano, AD (2007). "Education Creates Unrest: State Schooling and Muslim Society in Thailand and the Philippines" (PDF). ScholarSpace. University of Hawaii: 76–77.
- ^ a b Beede, Benjamin R. (1994). The War of 1898, and U.S. Interventions, 1898-1934: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8240-5624-7.
- ^ a b Madale, Abdullah T. (1997). The Maranaws, Dwellers of the Lake. Rex Bookstore, Inc. ISBN 978-971-23-2174-0.
Very little is known about him except that he must have shown strong leadership which Americans recognized.
- ^ Magdalena, Federico (2022-12-10). "The 1902 Battle of Bayang from the American perspective". Langkit: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 11: 1–12. doi:10.62071/jssh.v11i.163. ISSN 2815-2220.
- ^ Edgerton, Ronald K. (2020-04-22), Edgerton, Ronald K. (ed.), "Pershing and Early Counterinsurgency among Maranao Moros, 1902", American Datu: John J. Pershing and Counterinsurgency Warfare in the Muslim Philippines, 1899-1913, University Press of Kentucky, p. 0, ISBN 978-0-8131-7893-6, retrieved 2025-03-25
- ^ Roster of Philippine Legislators, 1907 to 1987. House of Representatives, Congressional Library. 1989.