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Maginoo, Wangs, Rajahs, Lakans, Datus and Sultans of the Philippines | |
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Style | Maginoo Kamahalan Kapunuan |
First monarch | Jayadewa (and other various rulers from the archipelago) |
Last monarch | Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram (and other various rulers from the archipelago) |
Formation | c. 900 (according to LCI) |
Residence | Torogan (maranao, Langgal (Bangsamoro area) Bahay kubo |
The types of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines have varied throughout the country's history, from heads of ancient chiefdoms, kingdoms and sultanates in the pre-colonial period, to the leaders of Spanish, American, and Japanese colonial governments, until the directly elected president of the modern sovereign state of the Philippines.