Rajahnate of Cebu

Cebu, also called Sugbu, informally referred to as the Rajahnate of Cebu, was an Indianized mandala (polity) monarchy on the island of Cebu in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It is known in ancient Chinese records as the nation of Sokbu (束務) (Hokkien) or Suwu (Mandarin). According to Visayan oral legend, it was founded by Sri Lumay or Rajamuda Lumaya, a half-Malay and half-Tamil from Sumatra. The capital of Cebu was locally rendered as Singhapala (ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜑᜉᜎ) the Tamil-Sanskrit root being for "Lion City", the same root words with the modern city-state of Singapore (சிங்கப்பூர்).